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By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
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Docu about female deepfake porn victims; sex, language.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 16+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
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Another Body
What's the Story?
ANOTHER BODY focuses on one young woman who discovers her face has been superimposed on graphic porn scenarios that are available online. Using a pseudonym and fake face for protection, the woman allows filmmakers to chronicle her outrage and the dogged research that leads her to uncover a likely perpetrator, a former college roommate. Her conclusion can't be proven but, based on the evidence she's gathered, the police call him and tell him to cut it out. She discovers many other women similarly victimized and they share notes. One, a popular YouTuber, goes public and is taking legal action against the alleged perp. The film makes clear that women who learn they've been deepfaked may suffer crippling fear and anxiety. With no legal recourse, some feel helpless. Others worry if they name their perpetrators, they will be accused of slander. As a result, they feel ashamed, silenced, and isolated. One woman tried to tell mutual friends about a perpetrator's activities and wasn't believed. She just gave up.
Is It Any Good?
Another Body does a service in bringing the enormity of deepfake porn violation to light. The number of deepfakes online is doubling every six months and will reach 5.2 million in 2024, according to the film's estimates. Ninety percent of the deepfakes are nonconsensual porn of women and, the movie suggests, much of it is generated by disgruntled men who feel that their victims slighted them in some way. The filmmakers choose to focus on the personal impact on women who learn they've been porn deepfaked rather than on statistics or a need for political and legal reform to combat the problem. Instead of the filmmakers exploring the legal landscape or public policy, much of the screen time is devoted to conversations between two victims trying to find their perpetrator, conversations that at times are as banal and uninteresting as conversations between people we don't personally know often are. One woman finds a website that instructs wannabe deepfakers on how to superimpose women's faces on porn. They advise "scraping" women's Instagram and Facebook accounts for the main ingredients: photos.
The filmmakers and their subjects all seem to accept without question the seeming necessity for everyone in modern life to regularly post photos of intimate moments, daily activities, meals, selfies, and what used to be private thoughts and opinions online. Unfortunately, it is unrealistic to expect most people to refrain from posting their lives on social media. As teens educate themselves about this crime, they might think twice about the content they share.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the embarrassment, anxiety, and fear that women who have been porn deepfaked describe. What can victims do?
Do you think there should be laws against creating and posting deepfake porn? Why or why not?
Do you think social media and other platforms should be regulated to protect users? What are the pros and cons?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : October 20, 2023
- Directors : Sophie Compton , Reuben Hamlyn
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Director(s)
- Studio : Utopia Films
- Genre : Documentary
- Run time : 80 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : January 9, 2024
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