Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography(2025)

Documentary, Crime · Directed by Hamilton Young Ward

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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?

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Digital: January 5, 2025

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Hamilton Young WardSelf
Mark OstermanSelf - Historian
Crista CloutierSelf - Mumler Biographer
Felicity T.C. HamerSelf - Historian
Leslie Young-WardSelf - Grief and Loss Expert

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Hamilton Young WardDirector, Writer