In 2013, actress/director Samantha Futerman films a documentary about her experience learning that she has an identical twin sister. In the documentary, she learns from a friend that there is someone on Facebook who has been trying to contact her. After making contact with someone who looks just like her, Sam and Anaïs come across a series of details that connect them even though they live thousands of miles apart. The information age, and the use of things like Skype, Facebook, and cellphones have made connecting with people much easier. This movie expresses the importance of those mediums in the ability for us to make contact with people we might have otherwise never known about or met.
Sam and Anaïs are very energetic, happy girls. This is a heartfelt, often bubbly documentary that is great for a night when you need an emotional pick-me-up. It is hard not to smile when watching this movie. “Twinsters” also brings up adoption experiences, as well as the search for family and origins. We are taken from the United States, Europe and Korea in this search, seeing various aspects of culture and other social experiences.
