The Family SecretThe Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family Secret

The Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family Secret

The Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

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However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family SecretThe Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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The Family Secret

The Family Secret fresh to Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make the raw emotions almost touchable As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood. “Trying to find my father opened a huge can of worms”Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless

However the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, This quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.“Everything she had ever told me was a lie” If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as thecontinuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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Channel four. This modern documentary follows the journey of a mother and daughter as they discuss their family history. Heard of who do you think you are? This is better; the personal approach to the narrative engulfs you into the story from the first second. You follow their journey and re-live your own childhood while watching. There are some moments where you feel as if you are invading on the Sarah’s life as it is such a personal story however you come to understand that the reason the documentary was made was to expose different experiences of childhoods. This documentary will shock, appal and make you question the meaning of a conventional childhood. The director Heather Underwood has quite smartly hidden the ending, we are left looking at Sarah Underwood childhood home and wonder what will happen next as the screen fades to dark. Is there a sequel on the horizon, I wonder? Or was the documentary left in that way so that you never know the truth. I will let you decide. There are some moments in the documentary which will make you hold your breath; as Sarah Underwood looks back on the moment she meet her dad for the first time. The extreme close ups on Sarah's face make

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As you watch the documentary and you feel powerless to see a grown women so pained from her childhood.

Her shield comes down and you feel rather responsible and mean from watching the clip however you also feel like you are supporting the women by watching. Some of the footage has been filmed in one take and the constant frame of the footage does make you feel rather restless however the amazing story convinces you to keep watching. As the footage progresses there is a distinct difference between Sarah at the beginning and at the end of the footage, it makes you earn to find out more as you feel there are some key details missing, this quote from the interview is quite ambiguous and Sarah doesn’t quite go into what else her mother lied about.

If she had explained this more I may understand more and I believe the footage would have been more effective as the continuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into the past.

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