Drawing Down The Moon; filmed in Sunbury, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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; is a 1997 Chaos Entertainment Independent film

Independent film

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 written and directed by Steven Patterson. The title is based upon a traditional Wiccan ritual of the same name.

Plot summary

Gwyneth McBride (Karina Krepp) is a Wicca

Wicca

Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...

n woman who attempts to open up a homeless shelter

Homeless shelter

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 in a small community. She is threatened when a local crime lord Joe Merchant (Walter Koenig

Walter Koenig

Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...

, Star Trek

Star Trek

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's "Pavel Chekov

Pavel Chekov

Pavel Andreievich Chekov is a Russian Starfleet officer in the Star Trek fictional universe. Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov in the original Star Trek series and first seven Star Trek films; Anton Yelchin portrayed the character in the 2009 film Star Trek.-Origin:Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry...

") with a mathematical bent—and a particular flair for chaos theory—sends in his thugs to intimidate her. She defends herself against anti-Pagan

Neopaganism

Neopaganism is an umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements, particularly those influenced by or claiming to be derived from the various pagan beliefs of pre-modern Europe...

 religious intolerance

Religious intolerance

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 with both martial arts

Martial arts

Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....

 and the support of the homeless shelter

Homeless shelter

Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people which seek to protect vulnerable populations from the often devastating effects of homelessness while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact on the community...

 residents.

Cast

• Walter Koenig
  Walter Koenig
  Walter Marvin Koenig is an American actor, writer, teacher and director, known for his roles as Pavel Chekov in Star Trek and Alfred Bester in Babylon 5. He wrote the script for the 2008 science fiction legal thriller InAlienable.-Early life:...
  
  as Joe Merchant
• Karina Krepp as Gwyneth McBride
• Lynda Merritt as Faith Shields