ANOTHER BODY

by Sophie Compton & Reuben Hamlyn

SYNOPSIS

ANOTHER BODY follows a college student after she discovers deepfakes of herself circulating online.
Through candid video diaries, synthetic media, and 2D and 3D animation, the film takes you into
Taylor's online and offline worlds, humanizing a vast social issue in a compelling personal story.

DETAILS

80 mins

2023

UK, USA

English

CREDITS

Presented by Impact Partners, Willa Productions, Murmuration Productions, Remarkably Calm Productions

Directors, Writers, Producers: Sophie Compton, Reuben Hamlyn

Producer: Elizabeth Woodward

Editor, Writer: Isabel Freeman

Editor: Rabab Haj Yahya

Executive Producers: Jenny Raskin, Lauren Haber, Geralyn White Dreyfous

Executive Producers: Inmaat Productions, Meadow Fund, Bill & Ruth Ann Harnisch - The Harnisch Foundation

Executive Producers: Ann Lewnes, Maiken Baird, Mason Orfalea & The Natalie Orfalea Foundation

Executive Producers: Chris & Heidi Stolte, Lisa & Matthew Sonsini, Gloria Zhu & Stanley Tang - Bearcat Content

Co-Executive Producers: Kelsey Koenig, Nina & David Fialkow, Meryl Metni - Ubiquitous EG

Director of Photography: Nausheen Dadabhoy

Music: Holland Andrews

Co-Producer: Avery McCann

Made with the support of: International Documentary Association, Enterprise Fund Lush Charity Pot, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Nancy Blachman

BIOGRAPHY

DIRECTOR - 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.

DIRECTOR - 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.

SELECT FESTIVALS

SXSW 2023 - SPECIAL JURY AWARD〡HOT DOCS 2023〡DOC EDGE 2023〡CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES FILM FESTIVAL 2023

PRESS

"An urgent documentary"
- Rolling Stone

"A riveting, upsetting search for justice"
- The Film Stage

"Hard-hitting... A compelling call to action"
- Screen Daily

"Uses deep-fake techniques to illustrate how the unsettling innovation compromised the life of a college student"
- Variety

"A documentary that will educate you, will disturb you, and will infuriate you"
- Screen Zealots

"Plays out like a detective story... Points up an urgent issue"
- Eye for Film