Witch City

Salem's alternative "Haunted Happening"  - Where truth is scarier than fiction!

Some Past TV Screenings

1999 PBS screenings:

Friday October 29th @ 9:00pm
WGBH,   Boston, MA  
Channel 44
Sunday 31st @ 4:00pm
WGBH,   Boston, MA  
Channel 2

Sunday October 31st @ 11:00pm
KPBS,  San Diego, CA
Channel 11 (cable) Channel 15 (broadcast)

Sunday October 31st @ 10:00pm
KCTA,  St. Paul, MN   
Channel 2

Saturday October 30th @ 6pm
Sunday   October 31st @ 2pm
WEAO & WNEO,  Kent, OH
Channels 45 & 49

Saturday October 30th @ 7pm
Sunday   October 31st @ 3pm
WMHT,  Schenectady/Albany, NY
Channel 17

April 20th, 1999 @ 10PM
WGBH-TV's "Viewpoint" series (Boston PBS - Channel 2)
Boston Broadcast premiere
including a short interview with Filmmakers Henry Ferrini & Joe Cultrera

SOME OTHER PAST SCREENINGS:

Tuesday MAY 5, 1998, at 1:45pm
North Shore Community College
Lynn, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 7th at 5:30PM
Unitarian Church, Nantucket Island, MA

Thursday, October 23rd at 7PM
Castelton State College, Castelton, VT

Sunday November 2nd at 2PM
Peabody Institute Library. (Gordon Room)
15 Sylvan St., Danvers, Massachusetts.

Saturday November 8th at 4PM
Cape Ann Historical Society
27 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA - (978) 283-0455

Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 7:00PM
Cambridge Community Television Center
Part of a Film series entitled "Urban Landscapes"
Central Square (at Mass. Ave. & Prospect St.), Cambridge, MA
Admission $5.00  
Info call (617)277-2618

The city's Mayor is afraid to address it.
The city's Museums are afraid to show it.
The city's Arts organization is afraid to sponsor it.
But it won't go away
It's back. And it has something to say:
"wake up!"
"think about it!"
"talk about it!"

This Halloween season, Salem will have an alternative event to "Haunted Happenings."

"WITCH CITY" in WITCH CITY

From October 9th through November 1st, "Witch City" will be screened in Salem, every Thursday thru Sunday. "Witch City" takes a critical look at how some people manipulate and market Salem's Witch history for commercial and religious gain. Merchants, politicians, Wiccans, Christians and psychics are all part of a linked chain that helps draw tourists, dollars and attention - particularly during October's "Haunted Happenings" events. "Witch City" asks a simple question: "Is this appropriate?" No matter what you feel, here's a chance to talk about what's going on in Salem - and to do it in Salem, while it goes on. An interactive media experience, with the filmmakers and other guests available to answer and debate. All views are welcome. Come one and all with your voice and visions. A public forum to promote contemplation and constructive change.

Location:

Immaculate Conception Hall (across from Hawthorne statue)
15 Hawthorne Boulevard ,Salem

Some Special Salem Screenings from 1997:

Thursday October 23rd
Topic: Witchcraft Today
Guest Speakers: Lori Bruno (la strega nonna) and Peg Aloi (The Witches Voice)  

On Friday October 24th at 8:00 we shift location to:
Universalist Unitarian Church
211 Bridge Street, Salem
Discussion panel involving various Salem voices:
Jerrie Hildebrand (Salem Pagan), Harvey Joyner (Unitarian Minister),
Helen Gifford (Salem Evening News) , Professor Tad Baker (Salem State College) , Debbie Jackson (Salem political candidate), Joe Cultrera & Philip Lamy (Witch City)

Sunday October 25th at 4:00
Topic: "Holy Happenings Batman!"
Guest Speaker: Rev. Kenneth Stiegler, Pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church and Organizer of "Holy Happenings"

Thursday Oct. 30th
Topic: The Politics of Salem Tourism
Guest Speaker: Salem Mayoral candidate, Stanley Usovicz, and other Salem political candidates

Friday October 31st
Topic: Human Rights
Guest Speaker: Benaifer Nowrojee (Human Rights Watch/Africa)

Saturday Nov. 1st
Topic: Salem Witches
Guest Speakers: Cheryl Masson (Witches League for Public Awareness)
and Dana Burke (Cabot Temple of Witchcraft)

Other Past Screenings

Boston premiere held in November '96 at:
Museum of Fine Arts
Return engagement in May '97

Salem premiere held in March '97 at Hamilton Hall
sponsored by Salem State College
Presented by Professors John Fox, Donna A. Vinson and Emerson Baker

New York premiere held in October '96 at Anthology Film Archives

Also screened at:

Nantuckett Film Festival, Long Island Film Festival, Carolina Film & Video Festival, Greater Enid (Oklahoma) Video Festival, Philafilm Film Festival

To arrange for public screenings and for institutional and home video purchase information: email us at info@zingerplatz.com , call us at 212-529-3841, or write us at:

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