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Title: Salem Aftermath Sizzle
Runtime: 2 min
Country: USA
Director: Tom Phillips
Placement: Honorable Mention + Best Trailer
Competition: March, 2025
Synopsis: The dialogue in this film clip is derived from the latest research and historical analysis of Ann Putnam. By incorporating newly discovered documents, human behavioral science, and AI, we have reconstructed what Ann likely would have said if given the chance.
“Haunted by relentless nightmares, hatred, and the lingering shadows of the Salem Witch Trials, a young woman seeks solace, burdened by the guilt of being accountable for the deaths of 20 individuals. Never has horror been so breathtakingly beautiful “. Starring Abby Burris as “Ann Putnam”. Written and Directed by Tom Phillips. Based on the research of Prof. Emerson Baker, Prof. Benjamin Ray, Dr. Hogan Sherrow, and Historian Marilynne Roach.