Nicholas Crowe

Malcolm Jarry

Lucien Greaves

Jesper Aagaard Petersen

Jex Blackmore

Jay D. Wexler

Sadie Satanas

Lynita Killen

William Morrison

Eve Vulgaris

Shiva Honey

Mason Hargett

Detryck von Doom

Michelle Shortt

Lanzifer Longinus

Chalice Blythe

Stu de Haan

Jason Rapert

Kevin Kruse

Hollow Axis

Siri Sanguine

Kym LaRoux

America Darling Curl

James McNaughton

Rick Scott

Fred Phelps

Anton LaVey

Billy Graham

Chris Edmonds

Cecil B. DeMille

Charlton Heston

Eric Greitens

Penny Lane

Jonathan Rapoport

Tom Paul

Nickolas Hasse

Seth Ricart

Hannah Choe

Dave Steffey

Curtis Henderson

Mark Porter

Mark Haygen

Richie Trimble

Morgan Hobart

Eric Reeves

Chris Mercury

Rosemary Rotondi

Derek Howard

Brian Liu

Tzvi Sherman

Jeremy S. Bloom

Andy Hoare

Paul Mossine

Prabhjot Randhawa

Gabriel Miller

Mike Shum

Mike Guarino

Eric Rasmussen

Geoff George

Brian Henderson

Patrick Rodgers

Kyle McKeveny

Sevdije Kastrati

Matthew Staver

Nathan Hasz

Mark Roy

Kevin Belli

Jacob Bjelfvenstam

Angel Deradoorian

Jordan Dykstra

Jeff Dailey

Austin Hall

Cole Howard

Erynn Patrick Lamont

Julie Gratz

Ryan Scafuro

Gabriel Sedgwick

Amy Foote

Aaron Wickenden

Naiti Gámez

Brian McOmber

Taylor Roy

Nicolas Luna

Lori Cheatle

Documentary

Hail Satan?

Hard Working Movies

Magnolia Pictures

United States of America

SWITCH.

As the ultimate example of judging a book by its cover, Satanism is both a fascinating documentary subject and worthy adversary for religious preference of any kind. It “commemorates what makes America great, and that is religious liberty,“ Lucien explains. This is an unconventional community battling conformity, asking the population to think for themselves and show respect for others. Set aside your preconceived notions of what Satanism is about and check out 'Hail Satan?' - it's a hell of an eye-opening experience.
- Charlie David Page

Read Charlie's full article...
https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-hail-satan-a-hell-of-a-fascinating-documentary

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CinemaSerf

Now I will happily admit that I knew nothing about the "Satanic Temple" when I saw this preview screening. At first, I struggled to establish whether or not it was a "mockumentary" on the excesses of this movement - particularly when Lucien Greaves (surely a made up name?!) was being interviewed. I am still not entirely convinced that this isn't a hoax! What it does do, regardless, is challenge quite a few assumptions about "good" and "evil". A lot of what the Temple appears to stand for is quite laudable - from equality of worship and the disestablishment of the Christian church from the US state to improved local services and better schooling. It might actually be more of an effective social commentary rather than a critique on Satanism. Worth watching, but take with a pinch of salt!

English

Official Trailer