Witch Hunt (2021)

October 1, 2021 (US) • Horror, Fantasy • 92m

Overview

In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.

Director

Elle Callahan

Writer

Elle Callahan

Top Billed

Gideon Adlon

Keywords

witch witch hunt

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

Gideon Adlon

Claire

Abigail Cowen

Fiona

Elizabeth Mitchell

Martha

Echo Campbell

Shae

Cameron Crovetti

Corey

Nicholas Crovetti

George

Lulu Antariksa

Jen

Natasha Tina Liu

Megan

Anna Grace Barlow

Sofie

Ashley Bell

Gina

Christian Camargo

Sadie Stratton

Esther

Treva Etienne

Jacob

Deborah May

Cynthia

Punkie Johnson

Eliza

Regi Davis

Mr. Cullen

Denise Jaxon

Judge Dusan

Riley Scott

Young Woman

Christian Hicks

Agent Smith

Samiya Khan

Mother

Stephanie Hodge

Emily

Assaf Cohen

Doctor Justice

Cooper Rowe

Cashier / Bar Patron

Natalie Johnson

Imprisoned Witch / Bar Patron

Roni-Sue Kiser

Gym Teacher

Bella Shepard

Kelly

Noam Vaknin

Young Boy

Story Slaughter

Video Blog Girl

Sydney Wilder

Abby

Anthony Ruff

PA Principal Voice / Bartender

Anthony Jan Potter

BWI Agent

Brian Johnson

BWI Agent

Lorenzo Young

BWI Agent

Michael Hernandez

BWI Agent

Nick Wright

Bar Patron

Crew

Maurice Fadida

Producer

Eric B. Fleischman

Producer

Nico Aguilar

Director of Photography

Tommy Oceanak

Director of Photography

Nick Garnham Wright

Editor

Lindsey Weissmueller

Casting

Eric S. Quintana

Art Direction

Holly Trotta

Production Design

Carrie Mercado

Key Makeup Artist

Maryann Yee

Makeup Department Head

Kevin Matré

Production Manager

Jordan Little

First Assistant Director

Josh Foglio

Second Assistant Director

Nicholas Ruff

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Anthony Ruff

Second Unit Director

Amanda Thurman

Property Master

Joseph Waggoner

Set Dresser

Josh Gannon

Script Supervisor

Itai Levin

Assistant Editor

Jason Knutzen

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Katherine Anne Carey

Costumer

Carli Sandweiss

Costumer

Austin Millinder

Assistant Camera

Lej Talens

Best Boy Electric

David Barkley

Best Boy Grip

Sten Tadashi Olson

Camera Operator

Jordan Fliehler

Chief Lighting Technician

Alberto De Coste Calla

Electrician

Jonathan Williams

Electrician

Connor Lambert

First Assistant "A" Camera

Will Hecht

First Assistant Camera

Jerry Sun

First Assistant Camera

Bill Boehme

Gaffer

Enrique Espinoza Jr.

Grip

Adam Schneider

Key Grip

Eric M. Velasquez

Key Grip

Nic Vannatta

Second Assistant Camera

Vatche Karagozian

Still Photographer

Garret Barnett

Boom Operator

Matt Kendrick

Boom Operator

Eric Miller

Boom Operator

Michael Holcomb

Sound Mixer

Luis Molgaard

Sound Mixer

James Molina

Sound Mixer

Quinton Farina

Armorer

Albert Lannutti

Pyrotechnician

Simon White

Special Effects Coordinator

Ashton Warner

Special Effects Technician

Anthony Gomez

Visual Effects Supervisor

Salvatore Sciortino

Visual Effects Supervisor

Zach Zombek

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ryan Hendricks

Production Accountant

Zac Krause

Key Production Assistant

Jess Varley

Production Coordinator

Joanna David

Costume Design

Christine Abernathy

Stunt Driver

Aimey Beer

Stunts

Léa Catania

Stunts

Callie Croughwell

Stunts

Chris Denison

Utility Stunts

Caitlin M Hutson

Stunts

Lane Leavitt

Stunts

Tree O'Toole

Stunt Double

Paul Anthony Scott

Stunt Coordinator

Tim Soergel

Stunt Coordinator

Jason Sweat

Stunts

Hawk Walts

Stunts

Jon Gosier

Executive Producer

Victor Shapiro

Executive Producer

Raphael Swann

Executive Producer

Zeev Krieger

Executive Producer

Jordan Walker-Pearlman

Executive Producer

Elizabeth Mitchell

Executive Producer

Emily Siegel

Executive Producer

Chris Abernathy

Co-Producer

Bull Blumenthal

Co-Producer

Elle Callahan

Sound Designer

Zach Mahassine

Production Supervisor

Ryan Hendricks

Production Controller

Eric S. Quintana

Set Decoration

Matthew Ray

Leadman

John Fordham

Set Medic

Cara Seo

Key Costumer

Hannah Schenck

Makeup Artist

Leya Oakley

Makeup Artist

Karen Stein

Makeup Artist

Abigail Bradley

Makeup Artist

Brittany White

Makeup Artist

Monica Salazar

Additional Editing

Sammy Kline

Studio Teacher

Nick Delgado

Studio Teacher

Max Zarou

Studio Teacher

Belinda McCormick

Studio Teacher

Jeffrey Scott Nuttall

Studio Teacher

Peter Kelsey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Peter Bawiec

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Elle Callahan

Supervising Sound Editor

Reece Miller

Foley Artist

Martin Macphail

Original Music Composer

Dean Rode

Original Music Composer

Tristan Tarr

Original Music Composer

Elle Callahan

Director

Elle Callahan

Writer

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

⭐ 2/10

June 18, 2022

**The problem with this film is in the plot: starting from a wrong premise, the whole plot ends up going wrong.**

There are certain films that we, even with all our good will, cannot find that fulfill what is necessary to be decent. This movie is one of them, and it's almost entirely to blame for a sadly poorly written plot, which pushes all the barriers of logic to create a story without any meaning.

Normally, I save the technical aspects of a film for the end of my reviews, but this time it's precisely here that Ill start, because in fact it's in the production values and the visual effects and CGI that the film seems to me the most well-crafted. The movie doesn't have a good budget, but the effects are believable and look good enough. The settings aren't a problem either, being a story set in our time, and in an uncertain location in the American Midwest. The editing is regular, the pace is pleasant, and the music does what it needs to.

The cast is mostly female, with the best performances coming from the hands of Elizabeth Mitchell and Gideon Adlon. There are still some other actresses who try to do what they can, but the youth of the cast does not allow for great dramatic efforts, nor does the lightness of the film truly demand it.

But what really defeats this film is its plot: the film tries to recreate, in our time, the witch hunt fever that existed, occasionally, in some places in Christendom during the 15th to 17th centuries. This movement has more ancient roots: the Christian religion has always condemned the practices of witchcraft, and there are laws against witches in many ancient societies and civilizations, all the way back to the Roman Empire. The last woman to be officially executed for witchcraft in Europe was in 1782, and there are still modern countries, especially those with an Islamic religion, that formally condemn witchcraft in their penal codes.

It just so happens that it just doesn't make any sense to try to recreate the witch hunt in a country like the USA, so openly democratic and defender of the individual freedoms of citizens. Even if we assume that magic exists and witchcraft is real (and there are many people today who believe this), it is inconceivable that a democratic country could ban magic or the practice of witchcraft, even for negative purposes. It's almost like forbidding someone to swear and curse: as wrong as it may be, it's a right that no one can take away from me, if I'm not offending anyone. I find it inconceivable that the US Congress would pass a constitutional amendment banning witchcraft, and that undermines everything the film tries to do afterwards. It just doesn't make sense.
Summary: The problem with this film is in the plot: starting from a wrong premise, the whole plot ends up going wrong.

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