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Witches

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Sankey delves into the portrayal of witches in cinema, using her own personal experiences with motherhood and mental health as a powerful lens. Drawing on an extensive archive of film clips from classics like The Wizard of Oz and Suspiria, Sankey explores how cultural representations of witches reflect deeper societal views on women, motherhood, and mental illness.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian All in all, this is a powerful example of a bricolage-like editing technique that relies heavily on exploiting the copyright laws around fair use to create a prismatic, provocative style of cinema that’s very 21st century. Rated: 4/5 Nov 23, 2024 Full Review Nell Minow RogerEbert.com The personal is political, but in this film that case is made more powerfully with the personal story than the flurry of clips or the theories about history. Rated: 3/4 Nov 22, 2024 Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies So the film mutates a little bit from playful essay to necessary advocacy doc, yet in its final passages Sankey also manages to ingeniously thread the needle between her two subjects. Rated: 4/5 Nov 22, 2024 Full Review Marissa Hill Shade Studios While the witch metaphor may feel overplayed at times, the film’s strongest theme lies in the value of community and solidarity among women. Jul 30, 2025 Full Review Alise Chaffins MacGuffin or Meaning (Substack) It shows the ugliness of mental illness, but it also shows how women can find community in one another and help find wholeness again. Sometimes, you just need your coven. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 15, 2025 Full Review Michael Nordine Movie Brief Sankey, who survived her own trial, has fashioned a moving tribute to the countless women who did not. Rated: 3/4 Jan 17, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Elizabeth Sankey

Director

Sophia Di Martino

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Elizabeth Sankey

Writer

Elizabeth Sankey

Screenwriter

Manon Ardisson

Producer

Chiara Ventura

Producer

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Witches

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Synopsis Sankey delves into the portrayal of witches in cinema, using her own personal experiences with motherhood and mental health as a powerful lens. Drawing on an extensive archive of film clips from classics like The Wizard of Oz and Suspiria, Sankey explores how cultural representations of witches reflect deeper societal views on women, motherhood, and mental illness.
Director
Elizabeth Sankey
Producer
Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura, Jeremy Warmsley
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Sankey, Elizabeth Sankey
Production Co
Ardimages UK, Montgomery Avenue
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m