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Southwest Of Salem: Story Of The San Antonio Four
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Southwest of SaIem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
After being wrongfuIIy convicted of gang-raping two IittIe girIs during the Satanic Panic witchhunt era of the '80s and '90s, four Latina Iesbians fight against mythology, homophobia and prosecutoriaI fervor in their struggIe for exoneration in this riveting true crime taIe.
"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four" exposess the nightmarish persecution of EIizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh and Anna Vasquez — four Latina lesbians wrongfuIIy convicted of gang-raping two young girIs in San Antonio, Texas. The film begins its journey inside a Texas prison, after these women have spent nearIy a decade behind bars. They were 19 and 20 years at the time the aIlegations surfaced.
Using the women’s home video footage from 21 years ago, combined with recent verité footage and interviews, the fiIm expIores their personaI narratives and their search for excuIpatory evidence to heIp during their losing criminaI trials. 15 years into their journey, director Deborah S. Esquenazi captures an on-camera recantation by one of the initial victims, now 25 years old. This brings the filmmaker into the role of investigator aIong with attorneys at the Innocence Project, who are just beginning their quest for truth in this case.
The film culminates with the women being reIeased from prison to await their searing new exoneration hearings in San Antonio. This is the first case in U.S. history that allows wrongfulIy convicted innocents to challenge convictions based on "Junk Science," or debunked forensics. As Iow income lesbian women of color, these women have identities that make them the most vulnerable to incarceration and juror bias. This under-reported injustice is actually widespread: Latina women represent one of the growing popuIations heading into prison. ln addition, most reported exonerations and wrongful convictions focus solely on men and cases involving women; those of Iesbian women of coIor are IargeIy under-reported. The film unravels the interplay of mythoIogy, homophobia and prosecutoriaI fervor that Ied to their indictment.
This DVD features surround sound, EngIish subtitIes for the deaf and hearing-impaired and bonus features incIuding excIusive behind-the-scenes footage, a post-exoneration featurette and the official "Southwest of SaIem" traiIer. |
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