How to Create a Sex Scandal / Film School Radio interview with Director Julian P. Hobbs & Executive Producer Elii Hakami

Premiering Tuesday, May 23 on MAX, HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL delves into the topics of mass hysteria, coerced memories and the intense emotional journey the town went on as they were forced to reconsider everything they thought they knew. In 2005, the sleepy community of Mineola, Texas, is thrown into turmoil when local children reveal shocking stories about a pedophile sex ring that took place at a local swingers club. As arrests are made, life sentences handed down, and lives ruined, it soon becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye. Now, the startling long-term repercussions of the scandal are revealed. Inspired by series of articles, “Mineola’s Swingers Club”, written by Texas Monthly reporter Michael Hall, HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL brings to life the startling and scarcely believable telling of a crime story that really is stranger than fiction. We’re joined by Director and Executive Producer Julian P. Hobbs and Executive Producer Elli Hakami for a conversation on the circumstances that drew them to this unbelievable story, gaining the confidence of the pivotable people involved in the imbroglio, their take on the social, political and judicial factors that played into the investigation and the convictions and why it matters that we all stay vigilant when it comes to the prosecution of the less powerful among us. Watch How to Create a Sex Scandal at: max.com HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL MIND BLOWING is a 3-part docuseries from the filmmakers behind “House of Hammer” that launches on MAX on May 23.