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Skin Deep

Alex Porro lost 300 pounds. Anthony paid for the surgery that came next.

Feature documentary · 2023

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The story

The surgery after the weight loss.

Three hundred pounds down. Then came the twenty nobody talks about.

Alex Porro, 300 pounds down from 480, and the twenty pounds of loose skin that came next. Anthony paid for the surgery and filmed every step. Commissioned by Dr. Douglas Steinbrech, one of the country’s leading board-certified surgeons.

Alex Porro — After the filmAlex PorroThree hundred pounds down, then the surgery nobody talks about. Since Skin Deep, Alex has been crowned the 2023 Transformation World Champion, has moved into real estate investing and is now engaged. He appears in The Super Lollis, too.

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Featuring: Alex Porro
Format: Feature documentary
Year: 2023
Where to watch: Prime Video, Apple TV, Tubi, Relay, Fawesome, fuboTV, Hoopla, HNN
Commissioned by: Dr. Douglas Steinbrech
Premieres: The premieres and screenings, on Press & Media
IMDb: tt27122405

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Skin Deep

Where to watch

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Awards & Achievements

Thirteen awards.

Skin Deep and The Super Lollis both won at the 8 & Halfilm Awards in Cannes. Selected for Epic Theatres screenings across America.

13Awards won

28Festival placements

Magic Silver ScreenWinner, 2023
Independent Cinephiles Short Film FestivalWinner, 2023
Vesuvio International Movie AwardsWinner, 2023
8 & Halfilm AwardsWinner, 2023
Rome International Movie AwardsWinner, 2023
V.i.Z. Film FestWinner, 2023
New York Neorealism Film AwardsWinner, 2023
Hollywood Gold AwardsWinner, 2023
Rotterdam Independent Film FestivalWinner, 2023
Vienna Indie Short Film FestivalWinner, 2023
Santa Cruz Independent Film FestWinner, 2023
Onyko Films AwardsWinner, 2023
Cooper AwardsWinner, 2023

The full festival record Premieres and screenings

The cast

Alex Porro
Dr. Douglas Steinbrech

The visionaries behind Skin Deep

Anthony LolliProduced and directed by

In numbers

480Pounds, at his heaviest

300Pounds down

20Pounds of loose skin that came next

Alex Porro holding his trophy — After the film
The 2023 Transformation World Champion.

Anthony Lolli and TereZa Hakobyan-Lolli holding their awards in Cannes — Cannes
Awards in hand.

The journey

From the clinic to the finish line.

Alex Porro embraced by his mother at the clinic, from Skin Deep — With his motherFrom the film

Alex Porro and Anthony Lolli shaking hands, from Skin Deep — The handshakeFrom the film

A hand holding a phone with Alex Porro’s after photograph, from Skin Deep — The after pictureFrom the film

A trophy beside Dr. Steinbrech’s book Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, from Skin Deep — Dr. Steinbrech’s officeFrom the film

Athletes lined up with their medals at the finish, from Skin Deep

In the film

The finish line.

Press

Wild Filmmaker May 20, 2023Flash news from Cannes: Skin Deep and The Super Lollis win the 8 & Halfilm AwardsRead