# Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025)

> A sobering true-crime documentary traces how therapeutic influence and parenting fame concealed a devastating web of manipulation and child abuse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7529014

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Skye Borgman
- Cast: Jodi Hildebrandt, Ruby Franke, Jessica Bate, Eric Clarke, Ethan Prete, Valerie Jackson, Natasha Helfer, Laura Howells Leavitt
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39049795/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, investigative, disturbing, true crime viewing, investigative documentary night

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