SAVING BRINTON: Film Screening with Director Q&A
Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044, United States
Lawrence
Kansas
38.9714784
-95.23565639999998
Description
In a farmhouse basement on the Iowa countryside, eccentric collector Mike Zahs makes a remarkable discovery: the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures to America's Heartland. Among the treasures: rare footage of President Teddy Roosevelt, the first moving images from Burma, a lost relic from magical effects godfather Georges Méliés. These are the films that introduced movies to the world. And they didn't end up in Iowa by accident. The old nitrate reels are just some of the artifacts that belonged to William Franklin Brinton. From thousands of trinkets, handwritten journals, receipts, posters and catalogs emerges the story of an inventive farmboy who became America's greatest barnstorming movieman. As Mike uncovers this hidden legacy, he begins a journey to restore the Brinton name that takes us to The Library of Congress, Paris and back for a big screen extravaganza in the same small-town movie theater where Frank first turned on a projector over a century ago. By uniting community through a pride in their living history, Mike embodies a welcome antidote to the breakneck pace of our disposable society. "Saving Brinton" is a portrait of this unlikely Midwestern folk hero, at once a meditation on living simply and a celebration of dreaming big.
Presented with the support of Leana Guerin and Zeb Buckley.
Genre: DocumentaryDirector: Tommy Haines, Andrew SherburneWriter: Tommy Haines, John RichardStars: Michael Zahs, Serge Bromberg, Greg Prickman
IMDBREVIEWSOFFICIAL SITE
Rating: Unrated
Doors open 30 minutes prior to each showtime.
Event is in the Main Theater with balcony and floor seating. The top tier of the Main Theater floor is wheelchair accessible.
Online ticket sales will close 2 hours prior to show, at that time tickets will only available in-person at the box office. No coupons or discounts accepted for special screenings, sorry.
This listing has no upcoming events
Start:
2018-08-02T19:00:00-05:00
End:
2018-08-02T22:15:00-05:00
Category
Film
Tickets
General Admission
10.0
USD
230
General Admission - ADA
10.0
USD
20