Witch Hunt

Executive produced by Sean Penn — a gripping indictment of the American justice system, told through one small town. Directed by Don Hardy and Dana Nachman, the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Witch Hunt uncovers a series of wrongful convictions in Bakersfield, California, where prosecutors built an empire of false confessions and manufactured evidence — devastating dozens of families and exposing the fragility of a justice system built on power, not truth. Executive produced by Sean Penn and directed by Don Hardy and Dana Nachman, the film traces the cases back through decades of appeals and exonerations, giving voice to survivors who spent years in prison for crimes that never happened. It is a portrait of a justice system that failed the people it was built to protect, and of what it takes to finally be believed.

Toronto International Film Festival (World Premiere)

• Directors  Don Hardy, Dana Nachman
• Writer  Dana Nachman
• Co-Producers  Don Hardy, Dana Nachman
• Executive Producer  Sean Penn
• Composer  Joe Rosato Jr.
• Cinematographers  Dan Gillett, Don Hardy, Brad Williams
• Editor  Don Hardy