MSNBC Films And Submarine Entertainment Finalize Distribution Deal For Compelling Documentary WITCH HUNT

Non-Fiction Film Directed by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy and Executive Produced by Sean Penn

Is Slated to Hit Airwaves on MSNBC TV in Spring 2009

MSNBC Films and sales agent Submarine Entertainment finalized their distribution deal today for the compelling documentary film "WITCH HUNT" - a film by Dana Nachman and Don Hardy and executive produced and narrated by Oscar winner Sean Penn - on the eve of the film's United States premiere at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles.

"WITCH HUNT'' tells the story of eight parents in Bakersfield, CA in 1984 who were falsely accused and convicted of child molestation by an overzealous district attorney. The lives of these families, and many others implicated in the cases, were damaged forever. The children in the cases were coerced to lie about their parents. Subsequently, their parents served anywhere from six to twenty years in prison, with the last person acquitted in 2004. The film had its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival with sold out screenings and standing ovations. This is the feature film directorial debut for both Nachman and Hardy who are broadcast journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is also the first film from their production company KTF FILMS.

MSNBC FILMS will have all North American television rights and plans are being worked out for a world premiere broadcast on MSNBC - TV first quarter 2009 after an Academy Award qualifying run in theaters. This announcement comes on the weekend of the New York premiere of "Dear Zachary" another MSNBC Films and Submarine Entertainment distributed film.

"What more could you wish for your film than to find a home on a gutsy, issue oriented, national television outlet?" states co-director Dana Nachman. "That's exactly what we found in MSNBC. We couldn't be happier."

"We're thrilled to partner with MSNBC Films in order to bring this important story to the public," adds co-director Don Hardy. "Their proven track record of hard-hitting, social justice programming provides 'WITCH HUNT' the best opportunity to reach the broadest audience of millions of viewers and give them some insight into the potential problems with the criminal justice system in our country and the incredible human cost of wrongful convictions."