Andrew Rakich (born December 10, 1991) is an American

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, activist, and filmmaker known for creating and hosting the YouTube channel Atun-Shei Films, which specializes in producing videos about the

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. Among his most popular works is the 10-part history series "Checkmate, Lincolnites!," in which he debunks common

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myths about the

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that originated following the

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. Rakich made his feature directorial debut in 2023 with the

supernatural horror film Supernatural horror film is a film genre that combines aspects of supernatural film and horror film. Supernatural occurrences in such films often include ghosts and demons, and many supernatural horror films have elements of religion. Common them ...

The Sudbury Devil ''The Sudbury Devil'' is a 2023 independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Andrew Rakich in his directorial debut. The film is set in late 17th century New England and follows a pair of witch hunters as they venture into the wild ...

'' about a pair of

puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should b ...

witch hunt A witch hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft. Practicing evil spells or Incantation, incantations was proscribed and punishable in early human civilizations in the ...

ers investigating rumors of devil worship in 17th century

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; the film was praised by Giallo Julian of

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, who described it as "beautifully shot, well-performed, suitably eerie, and appropriately grotesque." Rakich practices

veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A person who practices veganism is known as a vega ...

and has canvassed for the

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have Moral patienthood, moral worth independent of their Utilitarianism, utility to humans, and that their most basic interests—such as ...

group Pro-Animal Future.

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* * * Living people 1991 births 21st-century American screenwriters American animal rights activists American horror film directors American male screenwriters Educational and science YouTubers Filmmakers from Massachusetts University of North Carolina School of the Arts alumni YouTube critics and reviewers YouTube filmmakers YouTubers from Louisiana YouTubers from Massachusetts {{US-film-director-stub