https://archive.chickeneggpics.org/grantee/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://archive.chickeneggpics.org/grantee/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four/#comment-1932 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 16:58:03 +0000 http://chickeneggpics.org/?post_type=film&p=576#comment-1932 […] Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, directed by Deborah S. Esquenazi (Investigation Discovery) Nominated for Outstanding Social Issue Documentary […]

]]> https://archive.chickeneggpics.org/grantee/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four/#comment-1108 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:40:27 +0000 http://chickeneggpics.org/?post_type=film&p=576#comment-1108 […] San Antonio Four while they were in New York for the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of a new documentary, Southwest of Salem, about their long struggle. At an event sponsored by the National Center […]

]]> https://archive.chickeneggpics.org/grantee/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four/#comment-1093 Fri, 25 Mar 2016 20:31:30 +0000 http://chickeneggpics.org/?post_type=film&p=576#comment-1093 […] Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four (Deborah S. Esquenazi) Southwest of Salem excavates the nightmarish persecution of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez — four Latina lesbians wrongfully convicted of allegedly gang raping two little girls. This bizarre case is the first to be adjudicated under momentous new legislation: for the first time in U.S. history, wrongfully convicted innocents can challenge convictions based on debunked scientific evidence. The film also unravels the sinister interplay of mythology, homophobia, and prosecutorial fervor which led to this modern day witch hunt. […]

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