eBay Cyberstalking Doc ‘Whatever It Takes,’ From Fremantle Label Undeniable, Sets SXSW Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle label Undeniable, Big Pond Films and Concordia Studio have teamed on true-crime feature documentary “Whatever It Takes,” which will world premiere at SXSW.

The documentary follows the true story of journalists Ina and David Steiner, who were targeted in a Silicon Valley scandal. “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,” the documentary’s description reads. “‘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. ‘Whatever It Takes’ is a tale of extreme wrongdoing to protect ‘the brand,’ whatever it takes, and everyday people caught in the crosshairs of one of the most well-known companies in big tech history.” The story is told through exclusive access to the Steiners and contributors including former eBay employees, detectives and members of the private security industry. “Whatever It Takes” is directed by Jenny Carchman (“Gossip,” “The Fourth Estate,” “Enlighten Us”) and produced by Allyson Luchak (“15 Minutes of Shame,” “Trial 4,” “The Staircase”) for Big Pond Films as well as Ben Travers.

Executive producers are Undeniable founder and creative director Mandy Chang (“The Mole,” “Welcome to Chechnya,” “Writing with Fire”), Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Stott and Concordia Studio’s Lizzie Fox and Casey Meurer.