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Frank Thompson: NC Silent Films
3/26/2018 | 7m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Film historian Frank Thompson is researching silent films made in North Carolina.
Author & film historian Frank Thompson works to research & recover silent films made in NC. His focus is currently on Asheville & environs, where a wealth of films were shot during the silent era. Mr. Thompson compares those films to documentaries or time capsules for the way they have preserved their locales as they were at the time of filming, giving audiences a glimpse back into the past.
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PBS NC Arts is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
PBS NC Arts
Frank Thompson: NC Silent Films
3/26/2018 | 7m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
Author & film historian Frank Thompson works to research & recover silent films made in NC. His focus is currently on Asheville & environs, where a wealth of films were shot during the silent era. Mr. Thompson compares those films to documentaries or time capsules for the way they have preserved their locales as they were at the time of filming, giving audiences a glimpse back into the past.
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