
Paul: The Secret Story of Olympia's Satanic Sheriff
Seen it?2012 | 37 min | Documentary, Drama, Crime
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for crime fans and anyone who likes learning something new. Expect to bring it up in conversation afterwards.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 37 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
An essay documentary about Paul Ingram, the former sheriff of Olympia, Washington. Paul was sent to jail in 1988 for sexually assaulting his daughters in satanic rituals. He is the only person in the modern era to be accused of and confess to being a part of a satanic ritual abuse cult. The film explores the complexities of the criminal case through primary police documents, recordings of Paul's interrogations and speculative dramatizations, finally probing at the unsettling symmetry between Paul's unstable memory and our own civic forgetfulness. Through archival newscasts and a 16mm historical walking tour, the film is ultimately concerned with the occult nature of memory and the very real monsters within ourselves.
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nik Nerburn
- Paul IngramEx. County Deputy Sheriff
- Nik NerburnNarrator
- Ericka IngramDaughter of Paul Ingram
- Ted GundersenEx. FBI Special Agent
- Richard J. OfsheProfessor Emeritus of Sociology U.C. Berkley
- John BratunPastor / The Church of Living Water
- Ross IngramFather of Paul Ingram
- Mark PapworthChief Deputy Coroner
- Gary TaborDeputy Prosecutor

