Full Trailer for Documentary ‘Witches’ About the Archetype of the Witch

Full Trailer for Documentary ‘Witches’ About the Archetype of the Witch

by Alex Billington
November 8, 2024
Source: YouTube

“I’m going to drag you into this spell with me…” Mubi has unveiled an official trailer for the documentary film titled straightforward Witches, made by filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey. Believe it or not, this is actually a film about witches, and their depiction in pop culture and media. Witches by Elizabeth Sankey offers a profound look at the intersections of motherhood, mental health, and the enduring archetype of the witch, unraveling centuries of stigma with an empowering, newfangled perspective. The doc examines the relationship between cinematic portrayals of witches and postpartum depression, utilizing film history footage alongside personal testimony — while creating a recent coven of women to reclaim their stories. After first premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, Witches will be streaming on Mubi to watch later in November this fall. A fascinating personal essay about the concept of the witch turned into a full 90 minute doc to watch. 🧙‍♀️

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Elizabeth Sankey’s doc Witches, direct from Mubi’s YouTube:

Explores the connections between postpartum mental health and portrayal of witches in Western society & popular culture. Sankey intertwines her personal experiences with historical and cinematic footage—while creating a recent coven of women to reclaim their stories. Featuring interviews with medical professionals, historians, and fellow sufferers, offering a multifaceted perspective on how women with mental health issues have been stigmatised and misunderstood over time, while creating a coven of women telling their own stories. Witches is a documentary film directed by British doc filmmaker Elizabeth Sankey, director of the doc Romantic Comedy (2019) previously, and also the “Boobs” TV doc. Produced by Manon Ardisson, Chiara Ventura, Jeremy Warmsley. This first premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. Mubi will debut Witches streaming on Mubi starting November 22nd, 2024 this fall. Anyone interested?

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