Witches (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Elizabeth Sankey |
| Written by | Elizabeth Sankey |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Witches is a 2024 British documentary film written and directed by Elizabeth Sankey and produced by Jeremy Warmsley, Manon Ardisson, and Maria Chiara Ventura.
Synopsis
[edit]Filtered through Sankey's own experience with post-partum anxiety, depression, and psychosis, the film attempts to connect women's mental health conditions with accusations of witchcraft throughout history. It includes interviews with Sankey's friends who have had similar experiences, alongside clips from films featuring witches and mentally ill women.[2][3][4]
List of films used in Witches
[edit]- I Married a Witch (1942)[4]
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)[4]
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)[4]
- An Angel at My Table (1990)[4]
- The VVitch (2015)[4]
Accolades
[edit]Witches won Best Independent Documentary at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards.[5]
Release
[edit]The film was released on MUBI in November 2024.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mubi announces release date for Witches documentary". bloody-flicks.co.uk. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Witches review – impressive study of postpartum psychosis recovery equated to witchcraft". theguardian.com. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Keogan, Natalia (7 June 2024). ""I Was Trying to Illustrate What It Was Like to Lose My Mind": Elizabeth Sankey on Her Tribeca-Premiering Essay Doc Witches – Filmmaker Magazine".
- ^ a b c d e f Bahr, Robyn (11 June 2024). "'Witches' Review: Self-Serious Doc Links Women's Mental Health with the Ethereal".
- ^ "British Independent Film Awards 2024: the winners in full". bfi.org.uk. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.