Whatever it Takes

In the summer of 2019, a middle-aged couple are subjected to cyberstalking threats and bizarre deliveries including a bloody pig mask and funeral wreath. As the harassment intensifies, the police and FBI close in on a Silicon Valley giant and some very unlikely suspects. "Whatever It Takes" tells the extraordinary story of eBay, a Fortune 500 company founded on the principle that "people are basically good”, and how members of their security team ended up in federal prison after trying to protect the CEO from a corporate raider. This is a timely true crime caper about dysfunction, the disintegration of ethics, and a couple of unsuspecting journalists whose lives are changed forever.

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photo of Jenny Carchman

Film Screenings

Mar 9, 2024
6:30pm8:03pm
Mar 9, 2024
7:00pm8:33pm
Mar 11, 2024
2:15pm3:48pm
Mar 11, 2024
2:45pm4:18pm
Mar 15, 2024
2:45pm4:18pm

Credits

Director:

Jenny Carchman

Executive Producer:

Jenny Carchman, Mandy Chang, Allyson Luchak, Nicole Stott, Jonathan Silberberg, Lizzie Fox, Casey Meurer

Producer:

Allyson Luchak, Ben Travers

Cinematographer:

Thorsten Thielow

Editor:

Seth Bomse

Music:

Daniel Wohl

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Mandy Chang
Undeniable & Fremantle Documentaries
mandy.chang@fremantle.com

Publicity Contact:

Dixon Knox
whatever-it-takes@ssmandl.com
212-691-2800

Sales Agent:

Eric Sloss
Cinetic

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2024
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Runtime:
93 mins