Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

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Released January 05, 2025

Genres:

Documentary
Crime

Overview

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?

Cast

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Hamilton Young Ward
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Self
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Mark Osterman
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Self - Historian
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Crista Cloutier
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Self - Mumler Biographer
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Felicity T.C. Hamer
as
Self - Historian
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Leslie Young-Ward
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Self - Grief and Loss Expert
Katrina Weidman
as
Self - Paranormal Invesitgator

Crew

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Hamilton Young Ward
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Director
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Hamilton Young Ward
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Writer
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Michelle Gurrola-Gal
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Associate Producer
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Stephanie Robichaux
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Associate Producer
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Alfie Seaman
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Associate Producer
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Charlie Puritano
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Executive Producer

Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

Genres:

Overview

Cast

Hamilton Young Ward

Mark Osterman

Crista Cloutier

Felicity T.C. Hamer

Leslie Young-Ward

Katrina Weidman

Crew

Hamilton Young Ward

Hamilton Young Ward

Michelle Gurrola-Gal

Stephanie Robichaux

Alfie Seaman

Charlie Puritano