JOINED FOR LIFE
(1 x 50 minutes)
What's it like to be “just
two people . . . stuck together”?
Joined for Life attempts
to answer this question by presenting a unique
glimpse at a year in the lives of Abby and
Brittany Hensel, 11-year-old conjoined twins.
Sharing two arms and two legs, they are two
people in one body, each controlling
“her” side.
This documentary lifts the veil
of privacy Patty and Mike Hensel put in place to
protect them from the prying eyes and insensitive
intrusions that could adversely affect their
quality of life.
It tells the story of the
Hensel family through unprecedented access to
their daily lives.
Using home video in conjunction
with professionally shot footage and interviews,
we'll learn the details of the girls' daily life
– their physical struggles and incredible
accomplishments, their goals and disappointments.
- their 11th birthday/slumber
party
- piano lessons (remember, each
girl controls one hand!)
- volleyball, softball and
basketball (they are not bench warmers)
- a trip to the orthodontist
for braces
- a trip to the doctor
following a surgery for scoliosis
- interviews with teachers,
coaches, doctors and relatives
- an ongoing “diary
cam” in which the girls recap the highs and
lows of their days
- and, possibly most compelling
of all – normal everyday life
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