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An Amputation Obsession:
The Monster and the Surgeon
2 x 45 mins for Amazon Prime
DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER
True crime 2-parter looking at the bizarre case of Neil Hopper, a vascular surgeon who was convicted of fraud after having had his own legs amputated.
I scripted, shot, produced and directed on location - shooting the interviews, actuality and drama reconstruction.
Production company: Story Films
Showrunner: Rachel Heywood
Executive Producers: Peter Beard, Josie Besbrode
'The criminal case is explored but, more interestingly, the documentary also looks at extreme body
integrity dysmorphia and the underground networks devoted to it.'
- The Guardian


















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