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The Wicker Man - Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Thu, Aug 15
|Cinema Salem
Join us at Cinema Salem for The Wicker Man (1973) film screening & a panel discussions with several Salem Witch Fest Summer Agora Presenters!
Time & Location
Aug 15, 2024, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Cinema Salem, 1 E India Square Mall, Salem, MA 01970, USA
About the event
Join Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival for a screening of the 1973 folk horror classic The Wicker Man followed by a lively panel discussion amongst magical practitioners and folklorists exploring the film's themes and impact.
About the film: Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). The more Sergeant Howie learns about the islanders' strange practices, the closer he gets to tracking down the missing child.
About the Panelists:
Jesse Hathaway Diaz is a folklorist, artist, performer and independent scholar with a Masters in Performance Studies from NYU. With initiations in several forms of witchcraft from Europe and the Americas, he is also a lifelong student of Mexican…