Resource guide for grandparents and their families
Director: Lori Shinseki
2017/USA/55 minutes
English
The Twinning Reaction is a feature-length documentary film about a tragically failed human research experiment from the 1960s…
A case involving identical twins who were separated in infancy and secretly studied by psychologists for many years. The primary focus of the film is a pair of reunited twins, Doug and Howard, in their quest for answers about the twin study and its findings.
Stands alone, or as a companion piece to 2018’s widely released documentary Three Identical Strangers.
Post-screening discussion: Facilitated by psychiatrist/psychoanalyst Peter Mayerson