2025 · documentary
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Directed by Skye Borgman1h 42m2025
Unravel the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, whose child abuse arrest with parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke exposed a twisted tale of manipulation.
Our read: Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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