Saving Brinton

The documentary follows a teacher living in Iowa. Mike Zahs teaches history. He lives in a rural town. He finds boxes in the basement of a farmhouse. There are old film reels inside them. The reels date back a century. The films were left by a showman named Frank Brinton. Brinton used to screen pictures in small towns. He bought films from Europe and from America. The collection also holds posters and ledgers. Zahs goes through it piece by piece. He works with archivists and with specialists. He wants to show the films again. The old opera house in the town is chosen for it. Mike Zahs appears in the ninety minute documentary. It is an American production two directors finished in 2018.