Series Classification: PG (strong language)
A teenage bodybuilder must take extreme measures to sculpt the perfect body as he pursues his ultimate goal of winning his first bodybuilding competition.
When 18-year-old Hayden enters a bodybuilding contest, his intensive training schedule and strict calorie requirements are not only tough on him but on his whole family as well. Is the perfect body that Hayden’s working so hard to achieve even an attainable goal or does social media have him chasing an impossible ideal of masculinity?
Bodybuilder, Hayden Photo: Loading Docs
Bodybuilder Hayden training for competition Photo: Loading Docs
Team Bios
Harry Wynn (Director):
Director, Harry Wynn Photo: Loading Docs
Harry Wynn has written and directed three documentaries, Shred for Loading Docs, Three Ticks Chlöe for The Spinoff and Young & Hooked on Chemsex for TVNZ. Harry is passionate about all aspects of documentary filmmaking. He has worked as part of the production team at GFC Films, as well as a Production Manager at the television production company, Stripe Studios.
Lesley Hansen (Producer):
Producer, Lesley Hansen Photo: Loading Docs
Lesley Hansen is a Kiwi filmmaker of Samoan descent. Lesley has independently produced two short documentaries – Shred for Loading Docs and Young & Hooked on Chemsex for TVNZ. She is currently working with GFC Films on two feature length co-productions as Associate Producer and has recently production managed the feature documentaries The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and Billion Dollar Heist, both of which are scheduled for international release in 2023.
NZ Film Commission Photo: NZ Film Commission
Te Māngai Pāho Photo: Te Māngai Pāho
NZ On Air Photo: NZOA
