Adding a few more suggestions to Megan’s list:
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The Burning Times by Donna Read - 1990 (56 minutes). Documentary about historic paganism and witchcraft and how they’re being rediscovered in modern times.
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Wicca: The Occult Experience - 1985 (46 minutes). This documentary features actual rituals of Gardnerian Wicca, a handfasting ceremony and an initiation rite.
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BBC Interview with Janet and Stewart Farrar on Witchcraft - Early 80s (33 minutes).
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The Power of the Witch - 1979 (49 minutes). This BBC documentary features interviews with prominent witches Doreen Valiente, Alex Sanders and others.
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Alexander Sander’s Legend of the Witches - 1969 (1 hour 12 minutes). A visual exploration into the origins of witchcraft in the UK and in particular the demystification of symbolism still embedded today within many modern religious artefacts and rituals.
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Witchcraft in Wales - 1964 (36 minutes). This clip is from “Wales Today”, originally broadcast 23 June 1964
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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages - 1920 (1 hour 16 minutes). A study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch-hunts.
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Myths, Shamans and Seers: Phil Borges Ted Talk - 2014 (13 minutes). Accompanied by his stunning photographs, Phil Borges tells the story of visiting and meeting traditional seers in many parts of the world. For over thirty years Phil Borges has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures, striving to create an understanding of the challenges they face.
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Real Witches - 2017 (53 minutes). A fantastic look into witchcraft and the occult from across the world. Dive into traditional witchcraft from Mexico, Africa, Europe and more.
And I think that’s enough for a week-long Wiccan Watch party!
UPDATE 2024: I’ve added some new videos/documentaries to this list after a question from AileyGrey in May 2024: Documentaries - #2 by Francisco