The Witches Of Vardo

Two headstrong conservative Mormon housewives bent on preserving open space near Utahs Jordan River for their children and coming generations speak out publicly against a multimilliondollar commercial project that would encroach on the river and destroy wildlife habitat. They are promptly sued by the wealthy influential and powerful developers for 1.7 million. When these women choose to stand their ground and fight the developers do everything in their power to use these women as whipping moms so that no citizen or city will ever dare oppose their developments in the future. On these bones of a classic American story based on actual events a cast of fascinating characters fleshes out. A bipolar lonewolf environmental activist forms an alliance with the women and becomes the storys xfactor. A diverse team of lawyers including a civil rights attorney supply the women with legal assistance. The developers network of family members business associates political cronies judges and church leaders reaches deep into smalltown Salt Lake County. Here they inevitably cross paths with the housewives and their allies. Neighborhood vandalism vicious gossip and dirty tricks ensue. The two beleaguered housewives and their ragtag grassroots supporters hunker down to resist a brutal lawsuit intended to shut them up and break them with legal bills. An important environmental fight morphs into an even more significant battle for free speech. Will a glass and concrete city rise in the river bottoms