Ready to watch a dark cloud roll right over your happy boy band memories from two decades ago? The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story isn't so much a Ponzi scheme documentary as it is a bitter obituary for a now-deceased conman, written by the people who hated him most. WATCH: New documentary presents the dark side of being in a famous boy band. A look at the rise and fall of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman, who not only discovered NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, but set up one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.
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While the manager launched more than a few massive careers during the '90s boy band … The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story charts the life and crimes of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. From director Aaron Kunkel and producer Lance Bass, the documentary The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (available to stream at YouTube) charts … Director: Aaron Kunkel.
Then check out The Boy Band Con on YouTube Premium! The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story sets limited theatrical run in Los Angeles and New York ahead of its April 3 debut on YouTube. The film tracks his life from discovering NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, to his perpetration of one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history. Before you make your way down to Austin, TX get to know films from our lineup a little bit better with our Filmmaker In Focus series.