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Southwest of Salem / a Deborah S. Equenazi & Sam Tabot Pictures production in association with Naked Edge Films, Motto Pictures ; in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures ; director/producer, Deborah S. Esquenazi ; producer, Sam Tabet.

Widescreen.

[Brooklyn, New York] : FilmRise, [2016]

©2016

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video

This film follows the story of four young Latina women -- known as the 'San Antonio Four' -- who have been fighting since 1994 to clear their names of false charges and wrongful convictions that they gang-raped two young girls in Texas. Using the women's home video footage from 21 years ago combined with recent verité footage and interviews, the film explores their personal narratives and their search for exculpatory evidence to help their losing criminal trials, documenting their struggle against mythology, homophobia, ritual-abuse hysteria, and prosecutorial fervor in their struggle for exoneration.

Vasquez, Anna (Former convict) -- Interviews.

Ramirez, Elizabeth (Former convict) -- Interviews.

Rivera, Cassandra -- Interviews.

Mayhugh, Kristie -- Interviews.

Innocence Project of Texas.

Child sexual abuse -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Case studies.

False imprisonment -- Texas -- Case studies.

False arrest -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Case studies.

Women prisoners -- Texas.

Hispanic American lesbians -- Texas -- San Antonio.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Case studies.

Homophobia -- United States.

Lesbians -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Social conditions.

Trials (Child sexual abuse) -- United States.

Trials (False imprisonment) -- United States.

Independent films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Filmed interviews.

Feature films.

Esquenazi, Deborah, film director, film producer, cinematographer.

Tabet, Sam, film producer.

Vasquez, Anna (Former convict), interviewee.

Ramirez, Elizabeth (Former convict), interviewee.

Rivera, Cassandra, interviewee.

Mayhugh, Kristie, interviewee.

Nathan, Debbie, interviewee.

Hampton, Keith S., interviewee.

Lipman, Sam, composer.

Trio Los Vigilantes, composer.

Sam Tabot Pictures, production company.

Innocence Project of Texas.

Naked Edge Films (Firm), production company.

Motto Pictures, production company.

Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm), production company.

Fisher Klingenstein Films, film distributor.

FilmRise (Firm), publisher.

Southwest of Salem : the story of the San Antonio Four

Story of the San Antonio Four

Documentary.

Subtitle on container: The story of the San Antonio Four.

Program content: ©2016.

Cinematography, Deborah S. Equenazi ; editors, Leah Marino, Liz Perlman ; music, Sam Lipman, Trio Los Vigilantes

Featuring (in order of appearance): Anna Vasquez, Cassandra Rivera, Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Mike Ware, Jeff Blackburn, Debbie Nathan, Keith Hampton, Darrell Otto, Mary Burdette, Stephanie Limon, Javier Limon, Serafina Limon, Nick Vilbas, Gloria Ramirez Herrera, , Michael Rivera, Simon Ramirez, Hector Guereca III, Ashely Chavira, Maria Vasquez, Denise Tristan, Rose Vasquez, Joseph Vasquez.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016 and broadcast on television on the Investigation Discovery network on Friday, October 15, 2016.

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players); NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Southwest of Salem -- The San Antonio Four -- The allegations -- The trial -- Exculpatory evidence -- Satanic cult -- The Innocence Project of Texas -- August 4th, 2012 -- Anna's release -- Exoneration hearings -- End credits.

Extra features: Post-exoneration interview, December 12th, 2016 -- Inside the courtroom -- Theatrical trailer.

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