Deconstructing harmful myths about witch hunts: 'The Witch’s Daughter'

Girls at Film

  • "I often feel disappointment with the portrayal of witches on film and TV as they have been exploited to be feared."

  • "Ms Swinton, who made a short film about the Pendle witch trials, told BBC Radio those hanged 'deserve justice'"

  • “The film is portraying Mother Nature and the old spirits of the world raising up to protect themselves.”

  • "The Witch’s Daughter takes a fresh approach to a familiar topic, switching up the perspective to be more personal and intimate"

  • "It's time for justice for witches"

  • "Short films can be extremely powerful; if you have something you're passionate about and want to create change in the world, it's a great tool."

  • "The period setting is captured wonderfully, it’s a well-constructed and captivating visual which builds a strong atmosphere filled with suspicion and fear."

  • "Film director backs campaign to pardon Pendle witches. 'It is not just as a matter of the past it is very much a part of our present'."