Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography

Name: Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2025

2025

Documentary · Crime

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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?

Crew

Director Hamilton Young Ward
Writer Hamilton Young Ward

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

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🔥 Hot takes

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Intermission

GO DEEPER

Turn the obscurity dial up. There's a lot further down to go.

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