Another Body

Another Body is an 2023 British-American documentary film, directed, written, and produced by Sophie Compton and Reuben 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 was released in the United States on October 20, 2023, by Utopia and WILLA, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2023, by Modern Films.

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:

"It was really important to us that everything we anonymized was just like it happened and we only changed the details that were identifying. We wanted to reflect the exact truth and the spirit of the story."

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 was released in the United States on October 20, 2023. It was released in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2023.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 90% approval rating based on reviews from 21 critics, with an average rating of 7.90/10.

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".