Dickweed

Join documentarian Jonathan Ignatius Green through this wild and appalling story about a Newport Beach dispensary owner who was kidnapped and tortured by three masked criminals intent on uncovering a secret million-dollar stash…a stash that never existed.Woken up at gunpoint, tortured, and left in the desert, dispensary owner Michael had no idea who kidnapped him and his roommate, Mary. Sadistic and gruesome, even by the standards of homicide detective Ryan Peters, the investigation of the brutal attack was set in motion in Newport Beach, California, beginning with few leads and a ticking clock. A true crime buff’s dream of a film, DICKWEED documents the chilling twists, manipulative turns, and shocking revelations of the heinous kidnapping that escalated into an international manhunt. With personal accounts from the victims, investigators, and suspects of the grand scheme, this thrilling whodunit elicits theaters full of wide eyes, mouths agape, and hearts racing through every account of this unbelievably true story. —A.B.GUEST(S) IN ATTENDANCEContent Warning: This film contains material that may be difficult for some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.