For Something Familiar, her debut feature, Rachel Taparjan picked a topic that is not only very personal to her, but also turned out to be full of trauma. Just read the logline for the documentary: “While helping a woman search for her birth mother, Taparjan is drawn into her own family history, uncovering a dark legacy that has loomed over its women.”
The doc will world premiere in the main competition of the 23rd edition of Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, CPH:DOX, on Tuesday, March 17.
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“After Mihaela reaches out to Taparjan to help her find her birth mother, they set off for Romania, returning to the orphanage where they were both adopted,” reads a synopsis for Something Familiar. “What Mihaela uncovers in the search makes her question her entire identity. It also draws Rachel into her own journey through her family’s past, unveiling a painful legacy
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