Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru
56 mins
Former Brazilian model, wellness influencer and spiritual life coach Kat Torres was an inspiration and a lifeline to women all over the world. More than a million people on Instagram followed her extraordinary career trajectory from extreme poverty in Brazil, to a European modelling career and a life of luxury in the US. But behind the perfectly curated posts is a story of witchcraft, exploitation and human trafficking - a dark and secretive sorority that led to missing women and sent their families and the FBI on a desperate search to find them. After months of investigations, a team from BBC Eye Investigations and BBC News Brasil uncover a wellness empire built on half-truths and lies. This film tells the story of her enslaved followers and the heavy price they paid. And for the first time - in a surreal confrontation behind the walls of a Brazilian prison - we hear from the self-proclaimed “guru” who exerted absolute control.
Hannah Price
Producer
Siobhan Reed
Production Coordinator
David O'Donovan
Production Coordinator
Jack Garland
Director
Jack Garland
Producer
João Fellet
Producer
Stephen Beard
Editor
Vara Szajkowski
Executive Producer
Phil Good
Graphic Designer