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Michael Judge

Mr. Judge, a poet and freelance journalist, is an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times International, NPR, and Columbia Journalism Review, among other publications.

In a still from the documentary, Michael Zahs screens one of the early films against a barn in Iowa.

Thought Lost to History, These Rare, Early Films Survived Thanks to a Crafty Showman and a Savvy Collector

A new documentary focuses on the incredible story of Frank Brinton