The documentary "The Family Secret" follows a mother and daughter discussing their family history. It delves deeply into their personal stories and childhood experiences. The ending is ambiguous, leaving the audience wondering what will happen next. Overall, the documentary exposes a raw and emotional account of the daughter searching for truth about her past and the lies she was told.

1. 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 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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2. 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 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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3. The Family Secret
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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 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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4. 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 the
continuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into
the past.
FEATURE
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2015
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5. 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
The Family Secret
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 the
continuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into
the past.
FEATURE
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2015
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6. 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 the
continuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into
the past.
FEATURE
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2015

7. 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 the
continuous and somewhat jumpy cuts gives you a snip it of what seems a long in-depth interview into
the past.
FEATURE
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2015 Jan-Feb 2015 EMPIRE I 31

8. The Family Secret
he 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
30 I EMPIRE Jan-Feb 2015
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.
T
“Trying to find my father
opened this huge can of worms”
“Everything she had ever
told me was a Lie”
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