Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

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

Directed by Hamilton Young Ward

Documentary, Crime

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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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Hamilton Young Ward
Writer
Hamilton Young Ward

Details

Release date
2025-01-05
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
309 Films
Budget
$25,000