Another Body

Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

Another Body follows American college student Taylor’s search for answers and justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online. She dives headfirst into the underground world of deepfakes, and discovers a growing culture of men terrorizing women—influencers, classmates, friends. More than just a cautionary tale about misused technology and the toxicity of the online world, this documentary transforms the deepfake technology weaponized against Taylor into a tool that allows her to tell her story and reclaim her identity. Through candid video diaries, synthetic media, and 2D and 3D animation, the film takes you into her online and offline worlds, humanizing a vast social issue in a compelling personal story.

UK, USA 2023, '80

DIRECTOR: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

SCENARIO: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn, Isabel Freeman

CAMERA: Nausheen Dadabhoy

MONTAGE: Isabel Freeman, Rabab Haj Yahya

MUSIC: Holland Andrews

PRODUCERS: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn, Elizabeth Woodward

PRODUCTION: Impact Partners, Willa Productions, Murmuration Productions, Remarkably Calm Productions

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IDFA (2023)
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Mill Valley FF (2023)
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Bergen IFF (2023)
Hot Docs (2023)
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Cinefest Sudbury IFF (2023)
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Sophie Compton

Sophie Compton is a British director, producer, and activist who tells women’s stories of injustice. As Artistic Director of Power Play Productions, she produced and directed six plays, including Fringe First and Filipa Bragança winning Funeral Flowers, taken on an Offie nominated UK Tour, and Layers: Looking Inside Holloway Prison, an exhibition at Copeland Gallery featuring thirty former prisoners, supported by Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund. She has produced and directed work at Tate Modern, Science Museum, V&A, Cockpit and others. She is directing the documentary Holloway, co−produced by Grierson−winning Beehive Films. Her work has been featured across the British and International press including in The Guardian, Independent, BBC News, ITV News, NBC, Now This and others. She has led global activist campaigns that have led to changes to UK arts policy and statutory proposals for new legislation. She has been invited to advise international NGOs including the World Economic Forum. She trained in trauma−informed practice with Clean Break and draws on this to develop projects that are empowering in process as well as message. Another Body is Sophie’s feature debut.

Reuben Hamlyn

Reuben Hamlyn is a New York based filmmaker from London, England. His last film Roger tells the story of a service app worker who attempts to bypass technological barriers to forge a relationship with her client. Roger was commissioned by the BFI and BBC Arts to open their ‘Born Digital: Raised by the Internet’ season in 2019. The film premiered at BFI Southbank and aired on BBC Four; it was noted as ‘highlight’ of the programme by The Guardian and featured in Vogue before winning the Jury Prize at Ennesimo Film Festival "Filosofia" and the ‘Young Talent Award’ at the New Renaissance Film Festival. Previously, Reuben made ‘BROTHER!’—an experimental documentary about masculinity in pro−wrestling subcultures. The film exhibited at Copeland Gallery, London and was featured in Tank Magazine, It’s Nice That, and i−D. Another Body is Reuben’s feature debut.

Another Body

Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

Sophie Compton

Reuben Hamlyn

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