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title: 'Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Deborah Esquenazi'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/southwest-of-salem-the-story-of-the-san-antonio-four-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5333812/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four (2016)

2016 · 91 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is a 2016 documentary directed by Deborah S. Esquenazi and produced by Sam Tabet about the persecution of four Latina lesbians in 1997 and 1998 who allegedly gang-raped two young girls. The story investigates the wrongful convictions of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez in the midst of the Satanic Panic witch-hunt era of the 1980s and 1990s.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Deborah Esquenazi](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-esquenazi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Deborah Esquenazi](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-esquenazi)

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Official site: http://www.southwestofsalem.com
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