Amazon Original feature documentary
Surviving The
Tunisia Beach Attack.
Directed + produced by Clare Sturges
UK premiere 27th May 2025 on Amazon Prime | No.4 in the UK
“Each survivor who took part, showed such inspiring courage and honesty in their contribution to this film, which is a testament to their resilience and post-traumatic growth. It’s the culmination of a 10-year commitment from me to tell this story with care, sensitivity and creativity – which was only possible with Yeti, Sphere Abacus and Amazon.”
Directed + Produced by Clare Sturges
Executive Producer – Siân Price
Executive Producer for Amazon & SphereAbacus – Anna Sadowy
Editors – David Fairhead + Rich Gorman
Production company: Yeti Media
Network: Amazon Prime UK
International sales: Sphere Abacus
Eyewitnesses of the 2015 Tunisia beach attack reveal personal stories of terror and survival amid a holiday shooting that took the lives of 38 people.
Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack is the definitive account of the 26 June 2015 Tunisia beach massacre, told through eyewitness testimony. The mass shooting, carried out by a lone gunman, lasted less than 40 minutes and claimed 38 lives. It remains the biggest loss of British life to terrorism since the London bombings of 2005.
Ten years on, survivors of the attack piece together a moment-by-moment account of what happened, from the fight or flight responses that saved their lives, to remarkable stories of courage and resilience in the face of devastating violence. They reflect on the life-changing impacts of the trauma and profound ways the tragedy has changed them.
The events of that day caused unimaginable heartbreak and loss. How each survivor rebuilds themselves reveals a life-affirming story of extraordinary strength, spirit and hope.
The documentary premiered on Amazon Prime UK on 27th May 2025.
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Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack is a searing yet sensitive portrayal of the 2015 terrorist attack that claimed 38 lives in Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia.
The film was shaped through close collaboration with survivors, support organisations, and mental health professionals, over a 10-year period.
The result is a survivor-led narrative that, I hope, avoids sensationalism, opting for evocative cinematography and deeply personal testimony in place of graphic imagery or focus on the perpetrator.
Our guiding principle was always to ‘do no harm’. Comprehensive duty of care protocols were embedded throughout production.
As the director and producer of the film, I undertook specialist training in working with vulnerable contributors, and developed guidelines based on Ofcom, the Association of True Crime Producers, and the DART Center for Journalism and Trauma best practice. These applied equally to crew and contributors, with wellbeing check-ins and counselling support.
Ongoing support was offered to all participants via the terrorism charity The Peace Collective and, to support my wellbeing, I received counselling through Film In Mind. Duty of care adviser Dr Howard Fine helped shape a robust care and communications plan, which extended beyond release.
We adopted an ‘ongoing consent’ model, ensuring contributors could actively participate in decisions about how their stories were told. This included choice of interview location, advance access to questions, and private viewing sessions of their contributions – with the option to give feedback and make changes. Sessions were guided, recorded, and documented to ensure fairness.
All survivor testimonies were rigorously fact-checked. Archival visuals were treated with care, with personal identities protected. Amazon supported the inclusion of content warnings and support information at key moments, and Yeti produced a specially created trailer – free of gunshot audio – for social media where autoplay may trigger distress.
The wider survivor community helped shape the film through consultations on language, tone, and sensitivity. I sought out additional guidance on physical and digital safety from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue. Long-term aftercare support remains available for all contributors.
My hope is that Surviving the Tunisia Beach Attack stands as a deeply respectful, survivor-centred documentary – one that honours those affected while setting a new benchmark for trauma-informed filmmaking.