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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

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videorecording

Southwest of Salem

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

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

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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

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 -- Going home -- Exoneration hearings -- End creditsExtra features: Post-exoneration interview, December 12th, 2016 -- Inside the courtroom -- Theatrical trailer

live action

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