‘Something Familiar’ Is a Journey Into Family Bonds and Trauma That Usurps Narratives About Romanian Orphans (Exclusive CPH:DOX Trailer)
By Georg Szalai
Published on March 13, 2026.
Rachel Taparjan's debut feature, "Something Familiar," is a journey into family bonds and trauma that disrupts narratives about Romanian orphans. The documentary will be presented at the 23rd edition of the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival on March 17. It was selected for Presented at Cannes Docs 2025 and won the Chicken & Egg Vision Award. The film explores the themes of self-authorship in relation to these subjects and attempts to create a new narrative about them. The Romanian-British co-production was co-produced by Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and Elena Martin for Manifest Film in Romania and Aleksandra Bilic for My Accomplice in the UK.
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