Saving Brinton (2017)
2017
90 Minutes
In rural Iowa, a beloved history teacher uncovers the century-old showreels of one of America's first motion picture impresarios and sets out to premiere the films at a historic local opera house.
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For many, going to the movie theater is all about escapism. Whether by some space odyssey, gut-busting comedy, biopic, family drama, or adventure historical, the movie theater is a place to depart the seriousness of life and embark on a journey of a different sort. Even with growing audience fallout, the theatrical experience remains a reprieve from the trials of the day-to-day, whether enjoyed in a proper cinema house or at home. For some, cinema is more than a series of moving pictures. For them, it’s a moment of history stuck in time; a product of its era encapsulated within a scant few frames of celluloid. It’s with this idea in mind that documentarians Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne craft "Saving Brinton" as they accompany collector Michael Zahs in his thirty-plus year journey to preserve the lost films of Iowa’s forgotten entertainers, The Brintons.
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