Witch Hunt

Running time: 91 mins

A true crime drama where the real crime was perpetrated by the authorities.

Bakersfield, California in the early 80?s; the Kern County District Attorney carelessly pursued innocent, working-class moms and dads wrongly accused of child molestation. Serving unjustifiable and prolonged prison time from 6 to 20 years in some of California?s most horrific prisons, their innocent lives were upturned?resulting in enormous hardships where the accused and their families faced emotional and psychological damage for life.

Don Hardy (Sound Man, Cinequest 2006) and Dana Nachman?s Witch Hunt is a heart-wrenching story about unjust persecution, an unstable justice system, and coercion, yet also a story of survival and hope that this type of injustice can be stopped.

Narrated and executive produced by Sean Penn, it is the story of John Stoll, Jeffrey Modahl, Brenda and Scott Kniffen, Marcella and Rick Pitts, Jack and Jackie Cummings and their children and families whose lives turned upside down for decades by a system they trusted. If there is a film you must see in this year?s Cinequest, it is Witch Hunt.