Another Body
Another Body is an 2023 British-American documentary film, directed, written, and produced by Sophie Compton and Reubyn Hamlyn. It follows a college student who seeks justice after finding deepfake pornography of herself online. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Storytelling. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 20, 2023, by Utopia and WILLA. Plot A college student seeks justice after finding deepfake pornography of herself online. Production As opposed to traditional documentaries where actors are used to recreate scenes, Another Body deepfaked the subjects in order to protect their identities, while preserving their emotions. In the words of Compton: Release The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2023, where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Storytelling. It also screened at Hot Docs International Film Festival on April 28, 2023. In August 2023, Utopia acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, to co-distribute the film with Willa. In September 2023, Modern Films acquired U.K. distribution rights to the film. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 20, 2023. Reception On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 89% approval rating based on reviews from 18 critics, with an average rating of 8.10/10. Nikki Baughan for Screen International wrote: "Taking a sensitive, respectful but necessarily frank approach to this challenging subject, Another Body makes a compelling call to action." John Fink for The Film Stage stated the film was "essential viewing". References External links 2023 films 2023 documentary films American documentary films Documentary films about American pornography