THE CONTROVERSIAL STUDY THAT SPLIT UP TWINS

DOCUMENTARY

In the 1960s a well-respected adoption agency in New York deliberately split up infant twins and placed them in different families as part of a controversial study. The programme has had a seismic impact on many of their lives. The BBC’s Melissa Hogenboom has tracked down identical and fraternal twin participants, as well as one of the original researchers involved, to understand why today, the twins are still seeking answers about this intrusive experiment.

Pomona Pictures for BBC Reel
Reporter/Producer Melissa Hogenboom
Camera by Demetrio Nasol, Stephen Parker, Joaquim Salles, Stephanie Stafford and Bart Vandever
Reconstructions Camera by Morgan Maugeri & Davide Pompejano
Design & Animation by Stefania Sottile
Post production by Pomona Pictures
Music via Audio Network
Archive Internet & Getty
Directed by Pierangelo Pirak
Executive Producer Vara Szajkowsky