[ItsGotHair]

This case is the last gasp of the Satanic ritual abuse panic.” So says Debbie Nathan, a journalist and author of Satan’s Silence, and one of the many experts called up in the documentary Southwest of Salem to explore the case of the San Antonio Four.

In 1994, four women were accused, tried, and convicted of the heinous sexual assault of two young girls—as one newscaster puts it, “the modern version of the witchcraft trials.” Twenty years later, the four women have maintained their innocence, insisting that the accusations were entirely fabricated, and borne of homophobic prejudice and a late-’90s mania about covens, cults, and child abuse.

Southwest of Salem is a riveting and layered true crime story that explores the web of prejudices in a contentious trial and the interrelated political and personal forces that work to convict those thought guilty that perhaps trample the innocent in the process.

[Pennylar-sinny]

Drats!! Just tried searching for the documentary on YouTube and can't find nothing but teasers and trailers.Does anybody know where to find the whole thing??

[ItsGotHair]

It's currently on the Film Festival circuit, which makes it hard to get access to. I contacted the director and asked if they plan on releasing the film for download on iTunes or the Play Store in the near future - waiting for a response.

[ItsGotHair]

For anyone interested, the film will be available on all digital platforms after the film completes the festival circuit.

[Finito2k]