Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
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DVD Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 12, 2018
- Originally Released: 2018
- Label: Filmrise
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| Directed by | Deborah Esquenazi |
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The documentary persuasively argues that the charges were wildly implausible, and that homophobia against the women, who had been in lesbian relationships, contributed to the convictions.
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New York Times
Rating: 4/5 --
Bringing together interviews with the main players, court transcripts and archive footage from the time, Southwest Of Salem is detailed and comprehensive but never drags. It's difficult viewing for all the right reasons.
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Eye for Film
Tells a miscarriage of justice tale that practically bursts with societal issues to address: homophobia, socioeconomic inequality, child abuse, trial misconduct, tabloid hysteria, junk science and innocence advocacy.
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Los Angeles Times
Rating: 4/5 --
An account of a miscarriage of justice that reveals the enduring and scary shadow elements afoot in American society.
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Spirituality and Practice
Rating: 3.5/5 --
It is clear from the start that Deborah Esquenazi's film couldn't care less about aesthetics... But it becomes a compelling aesthetic of its own, expressing an intimacy with the women and their families that the viewer can't help but fall into.
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Austin Chronicle
Rating: B- --
Without the sloppy presentation of the confounding facts at the end of the film, it would have been a more impactful film. But what it does succeed at is bringing attention to a case that should never really be forgotten.
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Reel Talk Online
Rating: B --
Esquenazi is not a flashy filmmaker. Southwest of Salem is a plain documentary in terms of aesthetics... In many respects, this is actually beneficial since audiences will not need any further reason to be mad as hell
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Product Description:
Convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls in 1994, four Latina lesbians fight to prove their innocence after decades in prison. This documentary examines the possibility that the charges stemmed from homophobic prejudice and the "satanic ritual abuse" panic of the '80s and '90s, and even interviews one of the alleged victims as she recants her original testimony. Directed by Deborah Esquenazi.
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