Witch City (movie)
From Salem Links and Lore
Told from the perspective of a returning native, Witch City is an uncompromising documentary about Salem, Massachusetts, a town that put the phrase "witch hunt" into the American vocabulary.
The filmmaker presents Salem as a place where today a Disneyesque version of history serves the purposes of both commercial and religious interests. Filmmaker Joe Cultrera returns to his hometown
to find a place where the historical facts are sensationalized for the benefit of T-shirt hawkers and wax museum owners. New Age Wiccans (witches) make the pilgrimage to Salem, and evangelical Christians use street
theater to wage a fire and brimstone war against them.
See Also
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Witch City(movie)
