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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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