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Twinsters

Twinsters is a 2015 documentary film which covers the true-life story of identical twin sisters, separated at birth, discovering each other on-line, meeting, confirming their identity with a DNA test, and exploring aspects of their background together.

Twinsters
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay bySamantha Futerman
Starring
  • Anaïs Bordier
  • Samantha Futerman
  • Kanoa Goo
CinematographyRyan Miyamoto
Edited byJeff Consiglio
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was released as a biography genre documentary on March 15, 2015, at South by Southwest. After that, the film was made available through various streaming platforms, including Netflix, iTunes and Freeform.[1]

In September 2016, the network ABC bought a comedy based on the Twinsters documentary from the creators responsible for Funny or Die.[2]

Background edit

Anaïs Bordier is a French student studying in the UK. She is sitting on a London bus when a friend sends her a still picture from a YouTube video. She is amazed by the physical similarity of the American woman in the video to herself, but fails to find more information. Some weeks later, she receives the trailer of the film 21 & Over, which features the same woman. After some research, she finds that her doppelgänger is actress Samantha Futerman, who like her was born in South Korea and adopted as a baby. She is also shocked to find that they have the same date of birth, so she reaches out to her potential twin via Facebook.[3]

Plot edit

The film opens with Futerman explaining to the audience that she wants to share the crazy story that happened to her a few days previously. It introduces her family and explains that she received a friend request on Facebook from a stranger, and when she looks at the account's profile picture she sees her own face looking back at her. She accepts the friend request, and receives a message from Bordier hinting strongly that they may be twins and asking her for more details of her birthplace. The two women then text back and forth and agree to speak to each other on Skype. After the two women experience their first video call, they can confirm that they do in fact bear a striking resemblance to each other, and from that point set out to prove whether they are sisters, and furthermore if they are in fact twins.

Futerman visits twin expert Dr. Nancy Segal and the two women take DNA samples together while using Skype. A trip to London is organized and using friends as buffers, the women finally meet. That evening, they both speak to Dr. Segal over Skype who confirms it is beyond doubt that they are identical twins. The film documents their further experiences, including Bordier's visit to Futerman in California, and the twins' subsequent trip to Seoul for the International Korean Adoptee Associations Conference. All along, they have pursued their birth mother, who denies having the twins. At the end, they compose a message to this woman, to thank her for giving them life.

Impact edit

The movie premiered on March 15, 2015, at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where the film was well-received and got special jury recognition for its editing. The film was also met with praise at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in which the film then later received the recognition as the best documentary through the grand jury prize.[4]

Following the success of the movie, the twins, Futerman and Bordier were able to publish a book, Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited, recounting their story and process of adapting to life with the knowledge of each other, as well as their experiences adjusting back to normal life after they parted ways. The book served to give some more minuscule details of the twins' conversations and life after meeting each other, and gave more context on their situation from the perspectives of each woman.[5]

In the following years after the premiere of the movie, Futerman has served as an adoption advocate with Jenna Ushkowitz, a fellow actress known in the public to be a Korean adoptee and star of Glee. The two worked together to cofound a company dedicated to providing a resource online for adoptees to learn about options for travel, support, and translation, if they should choose to attempt to reunite with their birth families. The organization, Kindred: The Foundation for Adoption, aims to help adoptees with varying needs and issues, as well as their families, in trying to reconnect and reestablish their lives together.

References edit

  1. ^ Luhar, Monica (15 September 2016). "Documentary About Twin Korean Adoptees Gets Attention From ABC". NBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 September 2016). "ABC Buys Comedy Based On 'Twinsters' Documentary From David Caspe". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ Chang, Justin (1 April 2015). "Film Review: 'Twinsters'". Variety. p. 1. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ Buccini, Sindy (17 March 2016). "Twinsters: Movie Documents the Story of Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier, Identical Twin Sisters Separated at Birth and Reunited After 25 Years". BU Today. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ Bordier, Anaïs; Futerman, Samantha; Pulitzer, Lisa (2014). Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780399168161.

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Twinsters is a 2015 documentary film which covers the true life story of identical twin sisters separated at birth discovering each other on line meeting confirming their identity with a DNA test and exploring aspects of their background together TwinstersTheatrical release posterDirected bySamantha Futerman Ryan MiyamotoScreenplay bySamantha FutermanStarringAnais Bordier Samantha Futerman Kanoa GooCinematographyRyan MiyamotoEdited byJeff ConsiglioMusic byMark De Gli Antoni Martin MolinProductioncompaniesSmall Package Films Ignite ChannelDistributed byNetflixRelease dateMarch 15 2015 2015 03 15 South by Southwest 2015 Running time81 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish The film was released as a biography genre documentary on March 15 2015 at South by Southwest After that the film was made available through various streaming platforms including Netflix iTunes and Freeform 1 In September 2016 the network ABC bought a comedy based on the Twinsters documentary from the creators responsible for Funny or Die 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Plot 3 Impact 4 References 5 External linksBackground editAnais Bordier is a French student studying in the UK She is sitting on a London bus when a friend sends her a still picture from a YouTube video She is amazed by the physical similarity of the American woman in the video to herself but fails to find more information Some weeks later she receives the trailer of the film 21 amp Over which features the same woman After some research she finds that her doppelganger is actress Samantha Futerman who like her was born in South Korea and adopted as a baby She is also shocked to find that they have the same date of birth so she reaches out to her potential twin via Facebook 3 Plot editThe film opens with Futerman explaining to the audience that she wants to share the crazy story that happened to her a few days previously It introduces her family and explains that she received a friend request on Facebook from a stranger and when she looks at the account s profile picture she sees her own face looking back at her She accepts the friend request and receives a message from Bordier hinting strongly that they may be twins and asking her for more details of her birthplace The two women then text back and forth and agree to speak to each other on Skype After the two women experience their first video call they can confirm that they do in fact bear a striking resemblance to each other and from that point set out to prove whether they are sisters and furthermore if they are in fact twins Futerman visits twin expert Dr Nancy Segal and the two women take DNA samples together while using Skype A trip to London is organized and using friends as buffers the women finally meet That evening they both speak to Dr Segal over Skype who confirms it is beyond doubt that they are identical twins The film documents their further experiences including Bordier s visit to Futerman in California and the twins subsequent trip to Seoul for the International Korean Adoptee Associations Conference All along they have pursued their birth mother who denies having the twins At the end they compose a message to this woman to thank her for giving them life Impact editThe movie premiered on March 15 2015 at the South by Southwest Film Festival where the film was well received and got special jury recognition for its editing The film was also met with praise at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in which the film then later received the recognition as the best documentary through the grand jury prize 4 Following the success of the movie the twins Futerman and Bordier were able to publish a book Separated Birth A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited recounting their story and process of adapting to life with the knowledge of each other as well as their experiences adjusting back to normal life after they parted ways The book served to give some more minuscule details of the twins conversations and life after meeting each other and gave more context on their situation from the perspectives of each woman 5 In the following years after the premiere of the movie Futerman has served as an adoption advocate with Jenna Ushkowitz a fellow actress known in the public to be a Korean adoptee and star of Glee The two worked together to cofound a company dedicated to providing a resource online for adoptees to learn about options for travel support and translation if they should choose to attempt to reunite with their birth families The organization Kindred The Foundation for Adoption aims to help adoptees with varying needs and issues as well as their families in trying to reconnect and reestablish their lives together References edit Luhar Monica 15 September 2016 Documentary About Twin Korean Adoptees Gets Attention From ABC NBC News Retrieved 30 April 2018 Andreeva Nellie 14 September 2016 ABC Buys Comedy Based On Twinsters Documentary From David Caspe Deadline Hollywood Retrieved 30 April 2018 Chang Justin 1 April 2015 Film Review Twinsters Variety p 1 Retrieved 25 November 2015 Buccini Sindy 17 March 2016 Twinsters Movie Documents the Story of Samantha Futerman and Anais Bordier Identical Twin Sisters Separated at Birth and Reunited After 25 Years BU Today Retrieved 30 April 2018 Bordier Anais Futerman Samantha Pulitzer Lisa 2014 Separated Birth A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited Penguin Publishing Group ISBN 9780399168161 External links edit nbsp Film portal Official website nbsp Twinsters at IMDb nbsp Twinsters at Metacritic nbsp Twinsters at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Twinsters amp oldid 1165953704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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