Witches (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Elizabeth Sankey |
| Written by | Elizabeth Sankey |
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| Distributed by | MUBI |
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Running time | 90 minutes[2] |
| 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.[3][4][5]
List of titles used in Witches
[edit]- Häxan (1922)[6]
- The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)[6]
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)[7][6]
- I Married a Witch (1942)[5][6]
- Day of Wrath (1943)[6]
- Jane Eyre (1943)[6]
- Black Sunday (1960)[6]
- Bewitched (1964–1972, TV series)[6]
- The Witches (1966)[6]
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)[5]
- Witchfinder General (1968)[6]
- Cry of the Banshee (1970)[6]
- Legend of the Witches (1970)[6]
- The Devils (1971)[6]
- Macbeth (1971)[6]
- The House That Dripped Blood (1971)[6]
- Asylum (1972)[6]
- House (1977)[6]
- The Wiz (1978)[6]
- Inferno (1980)[6]
- Return to Oz (1985)[6]
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)[5]
- Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)[6]
- Spellbinder (1988)[6]
- Witchery (1988)[6]
- An Angel at My Table (1990)[5]
- The Juniper Tree (1990)[6]
- The Witches (1990)[6]
- Hocus Pocus (1993)[6]
- The Craft (1996)[6]
- The Crucible (1996)[6]
- Practical Magic (1998)[6]
- Girl, Interrupted (1999)[6]
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)[6]
- Changeling (2008)[6]
- Macbeth the Movie (2009)[6]
- The Ward (2010)[6]
- Gothika (2013)[6]
- Beautiful Creatures (2013)[6]
- Hungry Hearts (2014)[6]
- The Witch (2015)[6]
- The Love Witch (2016)[6]
- Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse (2017)[6]
- Tully (2017)[6]
- Unsane (2018)[6]
- Gretel & Hansel (2020)[6]
- Kindred (2020)[6]
- The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)[6]
Accolades
[edit]Witches won Best Independent Documentary at the 2024 British Independent Film Awards.[8]
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.
- ^ Loayza, Beatrice (21 November 2024). "'Witches' Review: Redeeming the Wicked Witch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "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 Bahr, Robyn (11 June 2024). "'Witches' Review: Self-Serious Doc Links Women's Mental Health with the Ethereal". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Witches film credits
- ^ "Witches". tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "British Independent Film Awards 2024: the winners in full". bfi.org.uk. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.