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Special Guest: Cecilia Peck
Special Guest: Cecilia Peck
Cecilia is an Emmy-nominated director/producer and a Golden Globe nominated actor. Her documentary filmmaking includes Brave Miss World, Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult, and Escaping Twin Flames. Cecilia is on the Board of the San Diego International Film Festival and received a Fellowship for Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking from the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma.
Special Guest: Inbal B. Lessner, ACE
Special Guest: Inbal B. Lessner, ACE
Inbal is an Emmy-nominated and Eddie-winning producer and editor, with Inbal and Cecilia’s Brave Miss World receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Inbal has twice been nominated for an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Documentary, and with her team took out the 2024 Eddie Award for Best Edited Non-Theatrical Documentary for episode 3 of Escaping Twin Flames.
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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Cecilia Peck and Inbal B. Lessner are the director/producer/editor team behind the award-winning Escaping Twin Flames, a three-part documentary series for Netflix about Twin Flames Universe – a cult you may remember from season 5. This powerhouse duo has turned their talents to investigating high-control groups over their last couple of projects, with Cecilia and Inbal also behind the Starz series Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult. Their filmmaking takes a trauma-informed approach with deep care for its subjects, and they share more about their approach as well as what they found out about Twin Flames for this interview episode.
If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support with or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via www.cifs.org.au), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via www.icsahome.com).
If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention website at www.iasp.info.
EPISODE LINKS
EPISODE LINKS
Escaping Twin Flames — Netflix, 2023
What "Escaping Twin Flames" teaches us about the anti-trans nature of a supposedly loving cult — by Melanie McFarland, Salon, 11 November 2023
The Mirror Exercise (OFFICIAL) | The Only Tool You'll Ever Need — Twin Flames Universe YouTube video, 10 February 2019
Mind Alignment Process Inc. — official website, visited September 2022
Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult — website for the docuseries including resources for cult survivors and loved ones
Brave Miss World — website for the documentary film where rape survivors can also share their stories
This YouTube School Promised True Love. Students Say They Got Exploited Instead — by Sarah Berman, VICE, 6 February 2020
Accused Cult Leader Threatened Ex-Members After VICE Investigation — by Sarah Berman, VICE, 12 March 2020
EPISODE DETAILS
EPISODE DETAILS
May 15th, 2024
58 mins 31 secs
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