The Secret of Me

Film 4 / Channel 4

Directed and produced Grace Hughes-Hallett (producer of Three Identical Strangers) the documentary lifts the lid on a medical scandal that started in America in the 1960s and exploded into the public eye in the 2000s.  The consequences for thousands of young children would be devastating.  For one young student, it would change her life forever. This eye-opening film raises profound questions about secrecy, consent and identity.

The Secret Of Me (w/t) follows a college student arriving at university, where a chance revelation uncovers an extraordinary secret her doctors and parents have kept from her all her life. She embarks on a journey to find out the truth about what happened to her when she was born. Her search to understand who she is leads her to a radical experiment on a pair of identical twins and a terrible lie.

I’m very excited to help our contributors tell this extraordinary story – and to weave it into a film I hope will leave audiences with their jaws on the floor and a newfound understanding of a subject that deserves all of our attention.  Director, Grace Hughes-Hallett

Credits

Director & Producer Grace Hughes-Hallett
Executive Producer James Rogan
Head of Development at Film4 Ben Coren
Senior Commissioner Documentaries at Channel 4 Sacha Mirzoeff

Broadcast Details

This programme is currently in production.