Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare

Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023) is a documentary you can watch online on iFILM. It digs into the wilderness "therapy" camps where so-called out-of-control teenagers from across the United States were dropped into the Utah desert — harsh ground, harsher staff.

The film traces Steve Cartisano and the survival program parents paid for when they ran out of options at home. What waited for the kids wasn't healing but forced marches across burning sand, hunger and humiliation. Former campers describe how the experience marked them for years; Paris Hilton, who lived through a similar institution, adds her voice. Director Liza Williams assembles the story from archive footage and survivor interviews, laying out piece by piece how an industry turned family desperation into profit.

This is a hard look at the troubled-teen business that hid behind the language of discipline for decades. It works for viewers who follow true crime and reporting on abuse dressed up as care. Ninety minutes that are tough to shake off. Stream Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023) online on iFILM.