‘Head Count’ Director Elle Callahan Goes on a Modern Day ‘Witch Hunt’ This October [Trailer]

Up next from Head Count director Elle Callahan comes the new horror movie Witch Hunt, coming to theaters, Digital and On Demand October 1 via Momentum Pictures.

In the film, “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by US authorities, teenager Claire and her family are part of an intricate network that helps these women escape across the border to seek asylum in Mexico. However, when their mode of transport is disrupted by federal witch hunters, trouble befalls the family as they struggle to hide two young witches within the walls of their home.

“As witch hunters close in and strange magic begins haunting the family, Claire discovers that she may have more in common with these witches than she could have ever imagined.”

Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowen, Christian Camargo, and Elizabeth Mitchell star.

Check out the official trailer below, which presents Witch Hunt as a socially relevant spin on witchcraft cinema that has a whole lot to say about America in the year 2021. The days of the Salem Witch Trials are long behind us, but how much have we really progressed since then?