Contrasting the mythic and global reverence for women as goddesses with the brutal reality of witch hunts from the 15th through 18th centuries, Witch Madness gives a visual overview of the pervasive and irrational persecution women have had to face. Co-animated with her daughter Emily as a kind of modernist fairy-tale, Faith Hubley’s film also imagines an alternate vision of women as cherished creators.
– Jennifer Lynde Barker
Also in this combined programme
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Nine Lives
A journey of metamorphosis through images of women as witches, goddesses, artists and more. -
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Goddess Remembered
A documentary about Goddess-rooted religions. A core work on feminist spirituality.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1999
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- Digital
