A new documentary on Wicca?

[Ember Nightwolf]

I'm not saying that for definite (hence the ?), but at witchfest international 2010 in november, I saw a film crew, filming presenter talking to a group of girls, saying how its been "such a journey", and that they had celebrated samhain, and now were at the witchfest and it was incredible... and so on. So, who knows, keep your eyes peeled for a proper, modern documentary of wicca! I think it was going to be on one of the main channels (sides of camera's), but I can't remember which. Fingers crossed!

[shadowx]

If it was filmed at witchfest i can assure you it wont be accurate

[Ember Nightwolf]

Just checking, do you know what the witchfest is and have you been before? It is a gathering of Wiccans, Witches, Druids... practically anyone pagan is welcome. There are a load of workshops, such as laughter yoga and Morris Dancing, and stalls selling robes and incense and stuff. Why wouldn't it be accurate just because of that? Plus, it wasn't just being filmed at Witchfest, they were talking about other things they had been up to, and obviously not based in Fairfield Halls, where witchfest is hosted. You never know, it sounded to me like they were being very positive. Please stop stating your opinion as a fact, we've yet to see if the program is warped or not, but we don't know. Fingers crossed it's not! : )

[shadowx]

i used to be a member of the forum which organises and sponsors, and sells tickets for, witchfest. Many of the members there went to WF, some acted as IRL moderators and others held talks and were organisers. 99% of the people on that website were idiots and one of my friends went to WF this year and sad it was a laughing stock. Though i myself have never been.

[JuniperBerry]

They always highlight the more extreme, vocal, or eccentric followers of a religion or sub-culture. Like Jesus Camp, or the snake-handlers and not the quiet suburban Christian.

[shadowx]

^^ Uhhu.

Otherwise no-one would watch it. Even if the subjects were perfectly reasonable the documentary wouldnt have been (and in this case by all accounts even the subject wasnt brilliant but meh)

[pelias3]

given all the threads within wicca (and the pagan community in general) you could never make a proper documentary that made sense! so they follow the most extreme thread because its easy to spot. i used to go to a nice quiet moot with quite a lot of regulars but no huge numbers at any one time but the biggest support we ever got was when were supposed to be picketted by fundamentalist christians who thought we were a bunch of satanists! (they didn't turn up as it happens but it was a great night in the pub!). so documentaries like this just never show a true and COMPLETE picture even if they try! (note the recent one about scientologists - who didn't help themselves it must be said)

[Ember Nightwolf]

I agree, pelias3, they cant show the entire picture, i even doubt half of US know about ALL of the strands of wicca, but hopefully, just hopefully, it will shed new light onto it.