Auroris Media film in Partnership with Spotlight Docs Presents in Partnership with the Dallas Crimes Against Children Conference an In-Person Educational Theatrical Screening of the Powerful Documentary “Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic” August 8th and August 9th in Dallas, TX.
This is the debut of the films educational theatrical screening series ahead of the theatrical run beginning in Los Angeles, CA at the Noho7 Laemmle on September 30th ahead of the 1091 Pictures global TVOD/Digital release of Auroris Media’s powerful and timely feature documentary “Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic” from filmmaker Maria Peek (“I Dream of Dance,” “Third Grade”) globally beginning on October 4th, 2022.
“Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic,” which made its premiere at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Festival as part of the Social Justice Feature Documentaries, tackles a disturbing yet timely subject matter, and is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion—a present-day reality for many children online. Auroris Media is launching a national educational screening tour to help save the next child from this fastest growing global crime (current breaking news on this tragic crime in recent days include California, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Australia on CNN, ABC News, etc.). The screening tour will include Q&A with the filmmakers and expert panels aimed at education and prevention.
About the Spotlight Docs Series: Keeping Our Kids Safe Online is an Impact Screening Series presented by Spotlight Docs. After its world premiere at the 2022 Santa Barbara Film Festival, the film will be traveling with an expert panel to educate parents and teens ahead of the films theatrical release on Sept 30th and global TVOD/Digital release on October 4th, 2022. To learn more visit: www.sextortionfilm.com
Through partnerships with the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, the filmmaking team had unique unrestricted access to all government documents for an international sextortion case of a Top Gun pilot with hundreds of victims, unsealed for this film for the very first time. By interviewing survivors and their parents, this true crime piece exposes this fastest growing crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks. Through interviews with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic shows the scale of online enticement and exploitation of children– and what we can do to stop it. The filmmakers created an online educational curriculum in partnership with NCMEC, which is available at https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz. Curriculum is available free of charge to educators, parents, federal agents and police departments, and is age-appropriate for middle and high school students.
Location:
Sheraton Hotel (Lone Star B)
400 North Olive Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
About the Spotlight Docs Series: Keeping Our Kids Safe Online is an Impact Screening Series presented by Spotlight Docs. After its world premiere at the 2022 Santa Barbara Film Festival, the film will be traveling with an expert panel to educate parents and teens ahead of the films global TVOD/Digital release on October 4th, 2022. To learn more visit: www.sextortionfilm.com
Where to RSVP for this screening:
Filmmaking Team & Special Guests Onsite for the Screening and Q&A: Director, Editor & Producer Maria Peek, p.g.a. (“I Dream of Dance,” “Third Grade”) and producer & Cinematographer Stephen Peek, p.g.a. (“Unacknowledged,” “Renegade”), and special guests: Erin Burke (Unit Chief, Child Exploitation Investigations Unit At Cyber Crime Center (C3), Homeland Security Investigations (Hsi)), Paul Wolpert (Special Agent (S/A), Homeland Security Investigations (Hsi)) and Susan Kennedy (Senior Program Manager of Outreach & Prevention, The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children).
About “Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic”:
Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion–a present-day reality for one in seven children online. By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks.
Featured Interview Subjects in the Film:
Wes Nance (Commonwealth Attorney, Bedford, Virginia)
Paul Wolpert (Special Agent (S/A), Homeland Security Investigations (Hsi))
Erin Burke (Unit Chief, Child Exploitation Investigations Unit At Cyber Crime Center (C3), Homeland Security Investigations (Hsi))
Andrew Doan (Mph, Md, Phd)
Tiffany McGee (Ceo, Founder “Survivor Ventures Inc”)
Lindsay Olson (Executive Director, Exploited Children Division, The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children)
Elizabeth Yusi (Assistant United States Attorney In The Eastern District Of Virginia, Norfolk)
Carol Todd (Founder, Amanda Todd Legacy)
Julie Doan (Rn)
Where to RSVP for all Spotlight Docs Upcoming Screenings Across the U.S.: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/keeping-our-kids-safe-online-875809
About our partners the Crimes Against Children Conference:
Thirty-four years ago, the Crimes Against Children Conference started with just 50 attendees. That year, two speakers – Brian Killacky, who was a detective with the Chicago Police Department, and Ken Lanning, who was a Supervisory Special Agent with the FBI – provided training to this small group of law enforcement professionals. Since 1988, professionals involved in the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of crimes against children have been coming in growing numbers to receive training at this premier conference. We continue to see record attendance each year. Our outstanding conference faculty, numbering well over 200 each year, provides an unmatched variety of workshops and case studies that address the most important issues faced by our attendees in their work. During the years since its beginnings, the Crimes Against Children Conference has established a reputation among professionals for high-quality training and great networking opportunities.
