Brandywine River Museum to show new documentary film about George A. "Frolic" Weymouth
(September 2004; #028)

WHAT: The Brandywine River Museum will show the recently-released documentary film The Way Back: A Portrait of George A. Weymouth in the Museum Lecture Room. Written, filmed and produced by Renée Drake, the 77-minute film explores the life of George A. "Frolic" Weymouth, an accomplished artist, visionary environmentalist, gifted gardener and award-winning equestrian.

From Weymouth's 1750s stone house located on a gentle bend in the Brandywine River to the Brandywine Conservancy which he co-founded in 1967 and its Brandywine River Museum, viewers will enjoy an insider's glimpse of a charismatic individual who inspires those around him by linking the past with the present through art and environmental preservation.

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 26, at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, October 29, at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 31, at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2, at 2:00 p.m.
Friday, November 5, at 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7, at 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Lecture Room 
Brandywine River Museum
US Route 1, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania


ADMISSION: Free with museum admission ($8 for adults; $5 for senior citizens, students, and children ages 6-12; free for children under 6 and Brandywine Conservancy members).

MORE INFO: Brandywine River Museum, 610-388-2700 or www.brandywinemuseum.org.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Maguire or Halsey Spruance, 610-388-8337

The Way Back:
A Portrait of George A. Weymouth

Filmed and Directed by Renée Drake
Executive Producer/ Mason H. Drake
Producer/ Renée Harrison Drake
Editor/ Danny Ameri 
Post Production/ Very Nice Industries
Music by Edgar Meyer and Mark O'Connor

From Renee:

The Way Back: A Portrait of George A. Weymouth is an attempt to record one man's extraordinary life and contribution to his community. George A. Weymouth, or
"Frolic" as he is known to friends and family, is an accomplished artist, founder of the Brandywine Conservancy and Brandywine River Museum, and an internationally recognized four-in-hand Whip. 

From the Big Bend, the property Weymouth owns on the historic Brandywine River, to the Brandywine Conservancy and Brandywine River Museum, viewers will enjoy an insider's glimpse into the life of a true visionary who continues to inspire those around him by linking the past with the present through art, sport, and environmental preservation.