The Old Ways

This film is also available to watch online! Click here to learn more about how you can stream Florida Film Festival movies at home.

The only thing scarier than people believing you are possessed by demons is the uncertainty of whether or not they are right. Mexican-American journalist Cristina (Brigitte Kali Canales) returns to her ancestral hometown of Veracruz to chase a story on witchcraft and escape her own spiraling addiction. Cristina becomes the subject of her own story when she wakes up to find herself imprisoned by a local bruja, who believes she is possessed by an ancient demon. As the bruja and her son attempt to perform what they believe is a life-saving exorcism, Cristina questions whether the folklore of her heritage is as far-fetched as she once thought. FSU film school alumnus Christopher Alender directs this jumpy, creepy twist on the exorcism genre. The Old Ways is a horror film that packs in scares while also exploring the loss of cultural and spiritual identity in a modern world.