GHOSTS OF THE WEST
LIVE
MULTIMEDIA PROGRAM AND LECTURE
A multimedia "edutainment" program and lecture
consisting of stories, facts, and folklore,
designed for classrooms, libraries, historical societies, and theaters.
By the writer-director of Ghosts of the West.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Come explore a fascinating new collection of Old West legends with Ethan Knightchilde, creator of Best Documentary Award-winner Ghosts of the West.
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This entry of his decades-long ghost town documentary project debuted to a standing room-only crowd of over two hundred at the Niwot Historical Society in 2018. The show sold out the following year at the prestigious Colorado Chautauqua.
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Unlike books and movies that simply repeat embellished folklore, Ghosts of the West - Live walks the reader through a landscape of legends and dramatic non-fiction stories from across the West while keeping one foot planted firmly in the real world. Historical and contemporary images (and some inconvenient facts) accompany stories of discoveries, boomtowns, bust times, and the ultimate fates of the ghost towns of the Old West.
DETAILS
FORMAT: lecture with projection: digital slides of historical & contemporary images (including then & nows) • video clips with and without music & narration
PRESENTER: Ethan Knightchilde, author and writer-director of Ghosts of the West
LENGTH: 55 to 80 minutes, depending on topics chosen for presentation
Q&A SESSION: 5 to 20 minutes, according to needs
MERCHANDISE FOR PURCHASE: Ghosts of the West DVDs, CDs, books, tee shirts, production stills, more
​NEWSPAPER COVER STORY/INTERVIEW: Left Hand Valley Courier (click to read)
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​DEBUT TURN OUT: Read the May 2, 2018 blog post with a newspaper account of attendance (click to read)
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THIS LECTURE MAY BE BOOKED ALONG WITH A SCREENING OF THE GHOSTS OF THE WEST DOCUMENTARY FILM