‘Wild Bill’ documentary spotlights Franklin County icon

March 29, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Still shot to the introduction to the Wild Bill documentary. (Ethan Talley photo)

Still shot to the introduction to the Wild Bill documentary. (Ethan Talley photo)

WEST FRANKFORT (K. Janis Esch- The Southern. Please Click to read the whole article. Here is an excerpt.) Chicago-based filmmakers Ethan Talley and Zach Xanders returned to their native Southern Illinois to discover the person behind a local legend. The poignant little film clocks in at just over 15 minutes, following William Reinschmidt, an iconic figure in Franklin County, on his daily adventures through Benton, West Frankfort, Herrin, Sesser and his hometown of Orient. “Wild Bill” was released last week on Vimeo, an online video streaming platform. It has been accepted to the Shawnee Shorts Midwestern Film Festival, and it will screen April 15 at the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro.

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