One of Frank Brinton’s projectors was on display during Saving Brinton’s premiere at the State Theatre earlier this month. Photo by Sally Y. Hart

An encore presentation of Saving Brinton, a documentary focused on historical films rescued by local historian Michael Zahs, will be shown this Saturday in Washington.

The Brinton collection includes some of the oldest films in the world and once thought to be lost Malaise works. They were originally shown over a century ago by Frank Brinton and were saved by Zahs decades ago. Saving Brinton follows the journey of Zahs and the films from the annual film festival in Ainsworth, to being premiered as far away as Italy. In addition to the Brinton collection, the documentary also gives the viewer a glimpse of Zahs’ life in rural Iowa.

Saving Brinton was created by filmmakers Tommy Haines, Andrew Sherburne, and John Richard and had two sold out shows at the State Theatre last week. It can be seen at 10 a.m. Saturday at the State Theatre. Tickets can be purchased at the theater or online for $10 per seat.