Saving Brinton

In a basement on the Iowa countryside, eccentric collector Mike Zahs makes a remarkable discovery: the showreels of William Franklin Brinton, the man who brought moving pictures to America’s heartland. Among the treasures: rare footage of President Teddy Roosevelt, the first moving images from Burma, a lost relic of magical effects godfather Georges Méliès. The adventure of an unlikely folk hero becomes an ode on living simply and a celebration of dreaming big.