A Magic-Lantern Life

Overview

The film documents the performances and history of The American Magic-Lantern Theater, a troupe that recreates the 19th century spectacles of magic lantern shows - he live projected productions that preceded cinema over 100 years ago. AMLT, based in Connecticut, consists of two people, usually Terry Borton, founder and showman, and lead singer Nancy Stewart. The company has been performing for 20 years, is the only professional magic-lantern theater in the US, and is one of the only three existing in the world.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 26, 2014

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America, Poland

Cast

Terry Borton

Director

Peter J. O'Neill,Marcin Giżycki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4014626