Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography (2025)
1869: William H Mumler stood trial for fraud in New York for claiming to photograph spirits of customers' deceased loved ones. Mumler walked free as experts of the day could not figure his methods. Was he a fraud? Or could he truly photograph the dead?
Director: Hamilton Young Ward
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Hamilton Young Ward as Self |
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Mark Osterman as Self - Historian |
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Crista Cloutier as Self - Mumler Biographer |
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Felicity T.C. Hamer as Self - Historian |
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Leslie Young-Ward as Self - Grief and Loss Expert |
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Katrina Weidman as Self - Paranormal Invesitgator |
| Directing | Hamilton Young Ward | Director |
| Writing | Hamilton Young Ward | Writer |
| Production | Michelle Gurrola-Gal | Associate Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Robichaux | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alfie Seaman | Associate Producer |
| Production | Charlie Puritano | Executive Producer |