Hail Satan?
Year: 2018
Country:
United States
Run Time:
95 minutes
In HAIL SATAN?, director Penny Lane chronicles a controversial and growing movement known as The Satanic Temple. Based in Salem, Massachusetts, the group was formed in 2013 by Malcolm Jarry and Lucien Greaves, whose initial purpose was to troll the government over a lack of separation of church and state. After a stunt in Florida gained them media attention, they started amassing supporters and eventually shifted from prankster activists to a legitimate operation. They began seeing themselves as more progressive and politically-armed. Nevertheless, with the word “Satan” in their organization’s name, they’re often misunderstood and reviled. So what exactly do these people believe in? Are they, as the media have suggested, demented monsters who want to unleash evil and chaos on the world? Or are they merely activists questioning the status of freedom of religion in America? Regardless of your own religious beliefs, Lane’s insightful and unexpectedly fun documentary will challenge everything you might have assumed about Satanists—hell, you might even end up liking them! At its core, this formidable film is really about the things we all want: equality, freedom, and love. —E.F.
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Competitions
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman
Greg Gund Memorial Standing Up Competition
Director
Penny Lane
Producer
Gabriel Sedgwick
Cinematography
Naiti Gámez
Editing
Amy Foote, Aaron Wickenden
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