The American Film Institute named âItâs a Wonderful Lifeâ? the most inspirational film of all time. Hear how director Frank Capraâs movie became an American holiday classic, with Wesleyan University film studies chair/cinema archives curator Jeanine Basinger and how it continues as a cultural icon in the Columbus community, with Drexel Theatres owner Jeff Frank and CATCO (Contemporary American Theatre Company) director/actor Jonathan Putnam.