Stephen Peek's guest appearances

Stephen Peek

KUCI: Film School

Behind The Lens

Scott Wheeler

Ashley Bell

Deon Taylor

Sarah Evans

Justin Ward

Kate Fisher

Lynn Shelton

Greta Gerwig

Dan Mirvish

David Lynch

Matt Porter

Chris Bell

Shane Mauss

Peter Joseph

Barnet Bain

OwlTail

Maria Demeshkina Peek

An insider look into one of the largest international child sextortion cases investigated by Homeland Security and the Department of Justice on American soil, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic begins with an investigation of the sexual extortion--or "sextortion"--of a Virginia teen and a fourteen-year-old girl from Japan. As investigators pursue the case, surprising new details emerge--including the fact that the same suspect is behind both crimes. And further forensic research reveals hundreds of similar victims across the United States. With unique, unrestricted access to government files, victim families, and investigators, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic uncovers the hidden world of online enticement and exploitation of children. Tapping into the findings of child exploitation experts, the film spotlights the common tactics of online predators, the signs that a child is being groomed online, and a documented rise in global sextortion cases. Through interviews with families and investigators working these crimes, the filmmaking team had unique unrestricted access to all government documents for an international sextortion case unsealed for this film for the very first time. Director / Producer Maria Demeshkina Peek, and Producer Stephen Peek join us for a conversation on the explosion of this activity in the Inited States and around the world, as well as their hope is that this film will alert people to this disturbing crime.For updates, screenings and resources go to: sextortionfilm.com

An insider look into one of the largest international child sextortion cases investigated by Homeland Security and the Department of Justice on American soil, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic begins with an investigation of the sexual extortion--or "sextortion"--of a Virginia teen and a fourteen-year-old girl from Japan. As investigators pursue the case, surprising new details emerge--including the fact that the same suspect is behind both crimes. And further forensic research reveals hundreds of similar victims across the United States. With unique, unrestricted access to government files, victim families, and investigators, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic uncovers the hidden world of online enticement and exploitation of children. Tapping into the findings of child exploitation experts, the film spotlights the common tactics of online predators, the signs that a child is being groomed online, and a documented rise in global sextortion cases. Through interviews with families and investigators working these crimes, the filmmaking team had unique unrestricted access to all government documents for an international sextortion case unsealed for this film for the very first time. Director / Producer Maria Demeshkina Peek, and Producer Stephen Peek join us for a conversation on the explosion of this activity in the Inited States and around the world, as well as their hope is that this film will alert people to this disturbing crime. For updates, screenings and resources go to: <a href="http://sextortionfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sextortionfilm.com</a>

Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic / Film School Radio interview with Director Maria Demeshkina Peek and Stephen Peek

Andrew Novick

Maria Peek

It's a day of documentaries on BEHIND THE LENS as we take a look at two very different subjects thanks to our guests ANDREW NOVICK who talks about JONBENET'S TRICYCLE while MARIA PEEK and STEPHEN PEEK talk about SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC.First up, take a listen to director/editor MARIA PEEK and producer/cinematographer STEPHEN PEEK who join us fresh off their world premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival to talk about SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC. A compelling and disturbing investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion–a present-day reality for one in seven children online. An interesting conversation discussing how Maria and Stephen became involved in this documentary, the challenges of research, the opening up of files and cooperation of DHS and other agencies, interviews with investigators and prosecutors explaining and showing the investigative process, creating a throughline, editing, the courage of one of the victims to now speak out, the shared shock of discovering that one of the featured perpetrators in the film was a Top Gun Navy pilot, and so much more.Then, writer/director and avid collector ANDREW NOVICK joins us to talk about his documentary feature debut with JONBENET'S TRICYCLE. Taking us on a ride that starts with Andrew's compulsive collecting, things turn into an interesting layman's examination of the JonBenet Ramsey murder sparked by JonBenet's tricycle which Andrew just happened to gain possession of. Using the tricycle as a means to unpack the history of the JonBenet Ramsey still unsolved murder, as a collector of "pop culture", Andrew is able to provide a very unique spin to this unending story and do it through this documentary. Listen as Andrew talks about developing the story, the filming process, his own learning curve as a first-time filmmaker, finding the unique angle of psychometry as a means to "connect" with the tricycle, not to mention paranormal investigative debunking. But what he also touches on in the documentary and in this interview is the effect of the media on the shaping of public perception and the cultural zeitgeist. Andrew is a pure delight and his enthusiasm and passion for the creative arts are not only welcoming but infectious.http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

It's a day of documentaries on BEHIND THE LENS as we take a look at two very different subjects thanks to our guests ANDREW NOVICK who talks about JONBENET'S TRICYCLE while MARIA PEEK and STEPHEN PEEK talk about SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC. First up, take a listen to director/editor MARIA PEEK and producer/cinematographer STEPHEN PEEK who join us fresh off their world premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival to talk about SEXTORTION: THE HIDDEN PANDEMIC. A compelling and disturbing investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion–a present-day reality for one in seven children online. An interesting conversation discussing how Maria and Stephen became involved in this documentary, the challenges of research, the opening up of files and cooperation of DHS and other agencies, interviews with investigators and prosecutors explaining and showing the investigative process, creating a throughline, editing, the courage of one of the victims to now speak out, the shared shock of discovering that one of the featured perpetrators in the film was a Top Gun Navy pilot, and so much more. Then, writer/director and avid collector ANDREW NOVICK joins us to talk about his documentary feature debut with JONBENET'S TRICYCLE. Taking us on a ride that starts with Andrew's compulsive collecting, things turn into an interesting layman's examination of the JonBenet Ramsey murder sparked by JonBenet's tricycle which Andrew just happened to gain possession of. Using the tricycle as a means to unpack the history of the JonBenet Ramsey still unsolved murder, as a collector of "pop culture", Andrew is able to provide a very unique spin to this unending story and do it through this documentary. Listen as Andrew talks about developing the story, the filming process, his own learning curve as a first-time filmmaker, finding the unique angle of psychometry as a means to "connect" with the tricycle, not to mention paranormal investigative debunking. But what he also touches on in the documentary and in this interview is the effect of the media on the shaping of public perception and the cultural zeitgeist. Andrew is a pure delight and his enthusiasm and passion for the creative arts are not only welcoming but infectious. <a href="http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com</a>

BEHIND THE LENS #346: Featuring Andrew Novick, Maria Peek and Stephen Peek