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The Other Side: Giving Up the
Ghost,
directed by Andrew Keyser and written by Tonya Keyser, is an
exploration of the culture associated with ghost stories and paranormal
investigation. The film begins in Gettysburg, PA, home of 14 thriving
ghost tour companies, showcasing a storyteller and 3 ghost tours. The
town and battlefield are popular destinations for the multitudes who
find themselves fascinated by ghosts and ghost stories. Each year,
thousands of individuals and groups, ranging from the casual amateur to
the serious scientist, find their way to this place, forever hallowed by
the men who fought and died there in 1863. This film examines what
drives our interest in the paranormal and how the media and popular
culture influence and capitalize upon this interest. Skeptics, a
philosopher, a sociologist, an anthropologist, and paranormal
investigators take us on a journey through the unknown to demystify that
which has typically been sensationalized by the media. |