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Satan Wants You

Mar 13, 2023

1:00pm – 2:29pm CT

Satan Wants You tells the untold story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by Michelle Remembers, a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith. Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle’s childhood abduction by baby-stealing Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America’s Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today.

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Directors

Credits

Directors:

Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams

Executive Producer:

Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams

Producer:

Michael Grand, Melissa James

Screenwriter:

Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams

Cinematographer:

Blake Davey

Editor:

Graham Kew

Production Designer:

Juan Gonzales

Sound Designer:

Mark Dolmont

Music:

Mark Dolmont

Principal Cast:

Sarah Marshall, Charyl Proby-Austman, Charles Ennis, Debbie Nathan, Ken Lanning, Elizabeth Loftus, Blanche Barton, Jeffrey S. Victor

Additional Credits:

Associate Producer: Hayley Morin

Contact

Public Film Contact:

David Piperni
Cargo Film and Releasing
dpiperni@cargofilm-releasing.com
+1 917-318-4766

Publicity Contact:

Sylvia Desrochers, MPRM Communications
satanwantsyou@mprm.com
+1 323-933-3399

Sales Agent:

David Piperni, Cargo Film and Releasing

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About
Year:
2023
Premiere Status:
World Premiere
Genres:
Crime, Documentary, Horror, Hybrid, Mystery
Screening Section:
Screening Category:
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Runtime:
89 mins