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Told from the perspective of a returning native, | 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 [[Cultrera, Joe|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. | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Witch City(movie)''' | |||
"Cast in a bad light? Witch City, a documentary that takes a not-so-king look at Salem during Halloween" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 15, 1996, p. 1 | |||
"Salem film has witches talking (Witch City documentary)" ''Salem Evening News'', Oct. 24, 1997, p. C3 | |||
"Film views the pitfalls of Witch City hype" ''Boston Sunday Globe'', Mar. 9, 1997, p.N3 | |||
[http://www.zingerplatz.com/ Zingerplatz] Cultrera's production company. | |||
Latest revision as of 11:45, 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)
"Cast in a bad light? Witch City, a documentary that takes a not-so-king look at Salem during Halloween" Salem Evening News, Nov. 15, 1996, p. 1
"Salem film has witches talking (Witch City documentary)" Salem Evening News, Oct. 24, 1997, p. C3
"Film views the pitfalls of Witch City hype" Boston Sunday Globe, Mar. 9, 1997, p.N3
Zingerplatz Cultrera's production company.
