“After mentoring Lyttanya at the beginning of her TV career, I was delighted that she came on board to direct one of my highest rating First Cuts: Sun, Sea and Surgery. She expertly tackled a contemporary issue with wit, warmth and intelligence.”
- Rita Daniels, Commissioning Editor, Documentaries. Channel 4
Sun, Sea and Surgery was made as a result of winning the Channel 4 First Cut Pitch 2018 at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Liz, Louise and Summer have made the decision to book an all inclusive cosmetic surgery holiday to Turkey - where food, accommodation and Brazilian Butt-lifts are all taken care of. Each of these women have one thing in common: low body confidence - fuelled by the belief that they currently fall short of the often impossible beauty standards popularised on social media.
Attracted by cheaper prices abroad - they embark on a high-risk journey of self-discovery. But will thinner legs, smaller waists and bigger bums really lead to a place of deep self-acceptance? This intimate, revealing and sensitively observed documentary reveals the answer, with unique access to the savvy businessmen turned surgery organisers, and the surgeon performing the transformations.
CREDITS
production company: the garden
commissioning editor: Rita Daniels
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: SPENCER KELLY
SENIOR PRODUCER: BECCA ARNOLD
DV DIRECTOR: KATE STONEHILL
SHOOTING ASSISTANT PRODUCER: TASH GAUNT
editor:Manuela Lupini
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/edit producer/CAMREA: Lyttanya shannon
