MUBI, the renowned global distributor and streaming platform, has confirmed the exclusive streaming release of Witches, a new documentary by Elizabeth Sankey (Boobs, Romantic Comedy). After premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and set to debut in the UK at the 2024 London Film Festival, Witches will be available globally on MUBI starting 22 November 2024.
This thought-provoking documentary explores the connection between postpartum mental health and the history and portrayal of witches in Western society and pop culture. Sankey, known for her video essay style, turns the lens on her personal experience with postpartum anxiety and depression, blending historical and cinematic footage with interviews from medical professionals, historians, and women who have shared similar struggles.
Watch the Brand New Clip from Witches
Produced by Ardisson, Chiara Ventura, and Jeremy Warmsley, with executive producers including Efe Cakarel and Bobby Allen, Witches is a powerful examination of how women’s mental health issues have been stigmatized through history.
Elizabeth Sankey has said: “I am thrilled to have WITCHES streaming globally on Mubi, and am so glad the film will reach many people who don’t know about these illnesses, and also find the women who are in need of their own coven to survive.”
