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Summary:

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.

Table of Contents:

• 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 credits.
• Extra features: Post-exoneration interview, December 12th, 2016
• Inside the courtroom
• Theatrical trailer.

Contributors:

Esquenazi, Deborah , film director, film producer, cinematographer

Tabet, Sam , film producer

Vasquez, Anna (Former convict) , interviewee

Ramirez, Elizabeth (Former convict) , interviewee

Rivera, Cassandra , interviewee

Mayhugh, Kristie , interviewee

Nathan, Debbie , interviewee

Hampton, Keith S. , interviewee

Lipman, Sam , composer

Trio Los Vigilantes , composer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/cmp

Sam Tabot Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Innocence Project of Texas

Innocence Project

Naked Edge Films (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Motto Pictures , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Chicken & Egg Pictures (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Fisher Klingenstein Films , film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

FilmRise (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Subjects:

Innocence Project of Texas

Innocence Project

Vasquez, Anna (Former convict) — Interviews

Ramirez, Elizabeth (Former convict) — Interviews

Rivera, Cassandra — Interviews

Mayhugh, Kristie — Interviews

Child sexual abuse — Texas — San Antonio — Case studies

False imprisonment — Texas — Case studies

False arrest — Texas — San Antonio — Case studies

Women prisoners — Texas

Hispanic American lesbians — Texas — San Antonio

Discrimination in criminal justice administration — Texas — San Antonio — Case studies

Homophobia — United States

Lesbians — Texas — San Antonio — Social conditions

Trials (Child sexual abuse) — United States

Trials (False imprisonment) — United States

Child sexual abuse

False imprisonment

False arrest

Women prisoners

Hispanic American lesbians

Discrimination in criminal justice administration

Homophobia

Lesbians — Social conditions

Lesbians

Trials (Child sexual abuse)

Trials (False imprisonment)

Texas

Texas — San Antonio

United States

Genres:

Motion pictures

Independent films

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Interviews

Feature films

Case studies

System Details:

DVD-R (might not be compatible with all players) ; widescreen presentation ; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

Performers:

Featuring (in order of appearance): Anna Vasquez, Cassandra Rivera, Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Mike Ware, Jeff Blackburn, Debbie Nathan, Keith Hampton, Darrell Otto, Mary Burdette, Stephanie Limon, Javier Limon, Serafina Limon, Nick Vilbas, Gloria Ramirez Herrera, , Michael Rivera, Simon Ramirez, Hector Guereca III, Ashely Chavira, Maria Vasquez, Denise Tristan, Rose Vasquez, Joseph Vasquez.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Deborah S. Equenazi ; editors, Leah Marino, Liz Perlman ; music, Sam Lipman, Trio Los Vigilantes

General Notes:

Documentary.
Subtitle on container: The story of the San Antonio Four.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016 and broadcast on television on the Investigation Discovery network on Friday, October 15, 2016.
Program content: ©2016.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo

Film Characteristics:

1.78:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

SOU 2016 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 191091358221

OCLC Numbers:

971204465