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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. | 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 | The filmmaker presents Salem as a place where today a Disneyesque version of history serves the purposes of both commercial and religious interests. Filmmaker [[Cultrera, Joe|Joe Cultrera]] returns to his hometown | ||
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 | 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 | ||
a fire and brimstone war against them. | theater to wage a fire and brimstone war against them. | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 17 September 2014
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)
