The Last Witch

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Annika Hylmö about her documentary The Last Witch, which aims to exonerate the last person convicted during the Salem witch trials.

We're joined by Annika Hylmö, the writer and director of The Last Witch, a documentary currently in production that follows a North Andover teacher and her middle school students in their campaign to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr., the last person convicted during the Salem witch trials. To learn more about The Last Witch and how you can support the film, visit thelastwitchfilm.com

People in this episode

Host: Greg Houle

Guest: Annika Hylmö

Topics covered

• documentary
• Salem witch trials
• exoneration
• education
• film production

Keywords

• Salem witch trials
• documentary
• exoneration
• Elizabeth Johnson Jr.
• Annika Hylmö
• North Andover
• middle school
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Last Witch, thelastwitchfilm.com

Places: North Andover

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