Satan Wants You

Satan Wants You is a 2023 Canadian documentary film directed by Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor.[1] The film profiles the Satanic panic hoax of the early 1980s, centring in particular on the history of the discredited book Michelle Remembers.[2] It also focuses in part on how the Satanic panic significantly targeted LGBTQ people, and illustrates parallels to contemporary hoaxes such as QAnon, Pizzagate and the LGBT grooming conspiracy theory.[3]

Satan Wants You
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Steve J. Adams
  • Sean Horlor
Produced by
  • Michael Grand
  • Melissa James
CinematographyBlake Davey
Edited byGraham Kew
Music byMark Dolmont
Production
company
Nootka St. Film Company
Distributed byGame Theory Films
Release date
  • March 11, 2023 (2023-03-11) (SXSW)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada

Satan Wants You premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival in March 2023,[4] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] before going into commercial release in August.[3]

The film was also screened at the 2023 Fantasia Film Festival, where it was named winner of the DGC Audience Award for Best Canadian Film.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 39 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Capturing a media frenzy in shocking, eye-opening fashion, this documentary has its eyes on the truth and a commitment to counter the fearmongering spread by some who believe Satan Wants You."[7]

Mark Dolmont received a nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film at the 2023 Canadian Screen Music Awards.[8]

References
  1. Ho, Rachel (August 4, 2023). "'Satan Wants You' Shows How the Satanic Panic of the '80s Still Resonates". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  2. Ayers, Shawn; Bowman, Greg (May 5, 2023). "B.C. filmmakers explore 'Satanic panic' origins in new doc". CityNews. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  3. Knegt, Peter (August 10, 2023). "The shocking story behind the Satanic Panic: Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor take us into their film". CBC Arts. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  4. DeVore, Britta (March 8, 2023). "'Satan Wants You' Trailer Uncovers the Hysteria Behind the Satanic Panic". Collider. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  5. Steinberg, Danita (April 30, 2023). "Satan Wants You Review: Satanic Panic Doc Casts a Spell". Point of View. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. Kay, Jeremy (August 14, 2023). "Box office hit 'Talk To Me' wins 2023 Fantasia international feature audience award". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  7. "Satan Wants You". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  8. Howard Druckman, "INAUGURAL SONG & SCORE WEEK DELIVERS OPPORTUNITIES, AWARDS FOR MUSIC CREATORS". Words & Music, September 26, 2022.


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