Separated @ Birth

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THE STORY BEHIND THE FILM TWINSTERS
One of the Top Ten Facebook Stories of the decade

When twenty-five-year-old South Korean adoptee and actress Samantha Futerman opened a Facebook message from a stranger named Anaïs Bordier, she had no idea that it would change her life forever…

Adopted from South Korea as an infant, Sam grew up in New Jersey with her parents and two brothers. She never imagined she had a sister; nor did Anaïs—who grew up in France and was also adopted from South Korea—until she saw an actress with a face identical to her own in a YouTube video and decided to contact her doppelgänger via social media. A few dubious exchanges turned from mistrust and cynicism to utter shock, as the women discovered more in common than just their looks—and their birth date.

Samantha and Anaïs’s ensuing adventure is a dive into the fascinating research on identical twins, particularly those who have been separated since birth; a reexamination of nature vs. nurture; a guide through the often befuddling territory of foreign adoption; and an emotional soul-search for two inextricably connected set of parents and children.

Their discovery can only be described as the unimaginable journey of a lifetime—one that spans languages, continents, cultures, and ultimately proves that none of these barriers can disrupt the unbreakable bond between sisters.“Wonderful, heartwarming, and possibly the best thing to come out of Facebook.”—Emily Giffin,  New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only

“[An] incredible story. Inspiring and winning, Sam and Anaïs’ tale is a testament to the power of sisterhood as well as the way social media can positively affect lives.”—Booklist

“The Parent Trap on steroids, with higher stakes…[Anaïs and Samantha’s] outlook is downright inspiring.”—Glamour
 Anaïs Bordier graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London with a degree in fashion design. She lives in Paris, where she is working as an accessories designer for Gerard Darel.

Raised in New Jersey, Samantha Futerman is currently based in Los Angeles, where she is pursuing her acting career. Her credits include roles in the films Memoirs of a Geisha and 21 & Over, as well as the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Kroll Show, The Big C, and A Gifted Man, among others.

Anaïs and Samantha collaborated on a documentary of their journey entitled Twinsters, which debuted at SXSW and was named by Variety as one of the thirteen “breakout movies” of the festival, and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.US