While studying in the UK, Anaïs Bordier received shocking but exciting news when she saw a YouTube video of an American girl that looked identical to her. Actor Samantha Futerman has been in such films as “Going the Distance” and “21 & Over” and had no idea her life was about to change. After Anaïs learned more about her doppelgänger and more similarities arose, she decided to reach out to her through Facebook.
“Twinsters,” a 2015 documentary written by Samantha shows the journey she and Anaïs went through to confirm they are in fact identical twins. The documentary is heartwarming and has a light feel as the girls meet and travel around the world together in search of their birth mother in Seoul, Korea. I enjoyed the emotions that were portrayed in this documentary and the relationship that the twin sisters were able to form through the use of social media and Skype. Without the use of YouTube and social media websites, these girls may not have ever met and may not know that they share a special bond with another person. Overall, “Twinsters” is definitely at the top of my favorite documentaries and I would suggest it to anyone that enjoys a good laugh and a happy ending.
