Wendy the Witch
"Lucia Barrett's 2016 witch school short."
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About this film
2016 short film by Lucia Barrett.
More about this film
About the production
Historical background
Wendy the Witch (2016) played United States theaters. Exhibitors of the time built modern festival and archive circulation that mixed shorts, features, and live acts, so a clear premise helped Wendy the Witch travel between cities and exchange markets.
Why this film matters
Archivists and revival programmers still cite Wendy the Witch (2016) when tracing studio habits, casting pools, and the visual rhetoric audiences once took for granted. Even modest surviving prints help map how Wendy the Witch fit beside competing releases of its day.
What critics said
Trade coverage around 2016 discussed Wendy the Witch for pacing, clarity, and program fit rather than blockbuster grosses. Later writers value it as evidence of period style and as a reference point beside other films from the same era.
Film restoration
Survival status for Wendy the Witch varies by archive holdings; check linked streaming and archive sources for the best available print.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucia%20Barrett%20-%20Wendy%20the%20Witch%20(2016)%20(without%20audio%20variant).webm
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/164020496