10th Anniversary Screening of 'The Motel'

With cast/crew in attendance, September 9 at the Japanese American National Museum



Los Angeles film fans! This is a good one. The community film series Big Trouble in Little Tokyo is proud to present a special ten-year anniversary screening of the 2005 indie coming-of-age dramedy The Motel.

In The Motel, Jeffrey Chyau stars as thirteen-year-old Ernest Chin, who lives and works at his family's seedy hour-rate motel. Alienated from his family, Ernest befriends Sam Kim, a troubled yet charismatic Korean man who checks in to the motel and teaches the fatherless boy the rites of manhood.

Join writer/director Michael Kang, stars Sung Kang and Samantha Futerman, and producers Miguel Arteta and Gina Kown, as we reunite and revisit the hit Sundance feature, a decade later. It's happening Wednesday, September 9 at the Japanese American National Museum.

Here are some more details about the screening:

Sound and Fury Podcast Episode 21: Samantha Futerman

What's up, podcast listeners! I am pleased to present another new edition of the Sound and Fury podcast. In Episode 21, I talk to actor and filmmaker Samantha Futerman about her award-winning documentary Twinsters, which tells the amazing true story of how she reunited with her long lost twin sister.

Thank you to all the regular listeners of Sound and Fury. To catch up on previous episodes, check out the archive. To stay up-to-date with future episodes as soon as they drop, be sure to subscribe. You can also find Sound and Fury on services like iTunes and Stitcher, where you can rate and review the show.

So... without further ado, here is my conversation with Samantha Futerman:

'Twinsters' opens in theaters starting July 17

Feature documentary tells the true story of twins separated at birth, reunited through the internet.



Mark your calendars. The award-winning feature documentary Twinsters will open in limited theatrical release on July 17 in New York City and on July 24 in Los Angeles, and then more U.S. cities on July 31.

SXSW Hit 'Twinsters' Set for July 17 Release

Twinsters tells the extraordinary story of Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier, identical twin sisters born in Korea, separated at birth, raised on two different continents, and miraculously reunited decades later through the power of the internet. It's a pretty darn incredible story, and it's all true.

In February 2013, Anaïs, a French fashion student living in London, discovered a YouTube video featuring Samantha, an actress in Los Angeles, and was struck by their uncanny resemblance. After discovering they were born on the same day in Korea and both put up for adoption, Anaïs reached out to Samantha via Facebook. Then... reunion! Joy! Tears! All caught on camera.

Here's the trailer again:

Watch the new trailer for 'Twinsters'

Feature documentary tells the true story of twins, separated at birth, and reunited through social media.



The feature documentary Twinsters tells the incredible true story of twin sisters Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier -- two lives changed forever with just one click. Born in Korea, they were separated at birth and raised on two different continents with no knowledge of each other's existence, then reunited as adults through the power of the internet. The film follows Samantha and Anaïs as they meet in person for the very first time.

You may have heard about this story when the Sam and Anaïs were featured on Good Morning America, or during the release of their book, or perhaps during the much-publicized Kickstarter campaign for Twinsters. The film will finally have its world premiere next month, March 15, at South by Southwest.

Here's the newly released trailer for Twinsters:

The Kindred Foundation presents Family Has No Boundary

Inaugural Fundraiser on Tuesday, March 3 at The Sofitel Hotel Beverly Hills



Kindred: The Foundation for Adoption is an American foundation created by adoptees Samantha Futerman and Jenna Ushkowitz. Kindred's initiative is to provide international and domestic adoptees and their families (both adoptive and biological) with services such as travel, translation, and support for those who wish to reunite; easily accessible hotlines; introduction to art and encouragement of artistic expression; and programs set in native countries to aid orphans living within the foster care and government systems.

If you're in Los Angeles next week, you're invited to attend Family Has No Boundary, the inaugural event for The Kindred Foundation, raising funds to provide worldwide aid to adoptees and their families. The evening will include food, drinks, a silent auction, and special musical performances by Jenna Ushkowitz, Sarah Hyland and Alex Newell. It's happening Tuesday, March 3 at the Sofitel Hotel Beverly Hills.

Here are some more details about the event:

Angry Reader of the Week: Samantha Futerman

"A girl, twin, sister, daughter, friend, girlfriend, adoptee, actor, director, and producer."



What's up, everybody? You know what is up. It's time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Samantha Futerman.

Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited

New book tells the amazing story of "Twinsters" Anaïs Bordier and Samantha Futerman



Imagine one day opening Facebook and reading a message from a stranger that says, "I think we might be twins... don't freak out..." This is the amazing true story of Anaïs Bordier and Samantha Futerman, identical twin sisters who were born in South Korea, separated at birth, raised on different continents, but re-connected and reunited twenty-five years later through the power of the internet.

It's an incredible, heartfelt story we've been following her for a while, and now the "Twinsters" are telling their tale in a new book, Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited.

Samantha and Anaïs were back on ABC's Good Morning America on Thursday to talk about the new book and their amazing international separated-at-birth story. Check it out:

Separated at birth! Twinsters on Good Morning America

Reunited twins Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier share their story on ABC



Aaahhhhhhh. Twinsters Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier -- twin sisters, separated at birth, raised on different continents, reconnected 25 years later through social media -- are making a documentary about their amazing, wonderful journey. With their story continuing to pick up publicity (including getting highlighted as part of Facebook's 10th anniversary), they were interviewed today on ABC's Good Morning America.

Twins Separated at Birth Find Each Other On Different Continents

A DNA test confirmed that the two are indeed twin sisters. (I think that was pretty obvious, but why not make it official?) The first time Sam and Anaïs chatted via Skype, they talked for three hours. The first time they met face to face in London, Anaïs poked Sam's head to make sure she was real. Check it out:

Fund This: Post-production for Twinsters

A documentary about twins, separated at birth, reconnected through social media



If you're like me, you were fascinated to learn about the story of Korean American adoptee Samantha Futerman, a working Hollywood actress, who heard from a stranger across the internet and discovered she had a long lost twin sister: Anaïs, a French fashion design student living in London. Whaaaaat.

Here's Anaïs' first Facebook message to Samantha. Imagine this showing up in your inbox:

Fund This: Twinsters, a documentary about possible twins, separated at birth, reconnected through social media

I just heard about this feature documentary project that's trying to raise funds through Kickstarter, and felt deeply compelled to share. Twinsters aims to tell the story of Samantha and Anais, two women who were adopted from South Korea and raised on different continents. Recently connected through social media, they believe they are twins separated at birth.

Last month, Samantha Futerman, an American actor living in Los Angeles (you might recognize her from 2005's The Motel, or her recent appearance in 21 & Over) received a Facebook message from Anaïs Bordier, a French fashion design student living in London. It was a message that changed her life.

Anaïs' friend had seen a YouTube video featuring Samantha, and was struck by their physical resemblance. And not just in an all-Asians-look-alike kind of way, but in a are-you-guys-twins? kind of way. Upon further research, Anaïs discovered that they were both adopted and born in the same city on November 19, 1987. The evidence strongly suggested that they could be biological twin sisters, so Anaïs reached out to Samantha.

Watch this video to see the two Skype for the first time: