Synopsis:
Conjoined
twins Abby and Brittany Hensel are
about to turn 16- that means they’re
very busy with schoolwork, sports,
social activities and, yes, testing
for their driver’s license.
To most, this may seem extraordinary,
but Abby and Brittany have been doing
extraordinary things all their lives.
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Conjoined
twins Abby and Brittany Hensel
are about to turn 16- that means
they’re very busy with schoolwork,
sports, social activities and,
yes, testing for their driver’s
license. To most, this may seem
extraordinary, but Abby and Brittany
have been doing extraordinary
things all their lives.
They ride bikes and motorcycles.
They play the piano, volleyball,
basketball, softball and swim
- basically, anything many other
people their age do. They are
attractive, smart, funny, outgoing
and have been blessed to live
in a wonderful family and small,
rural community treats them
like anyone else. As a result
they are the most "normal"
and possibly most talented conjoined
twins ever.
While most conjoined twins are
separated shortly after birth,
that was never a viable option
for them. With one set of legs
and one set of arms and several
shared internal organs, their
lives were destined to be lived
together.
They
typically resist all media and
press - it's one of the reasons
they live such a normal life.
But they have agreed (for the
third time) to allow us to help
them tell their story. Our story
about Abby and Brittany will
tell their back story and recap
many of the amazing things they
have done as children and look
at their current life as ambitious
and adventuresome teenagers.
Their story will amaze, inspire
and give new meaning to what
viewers think is possible for
conjoined twins who are never
separated.
Credits
Cast and Credits
A very special
thanks to
MIKE, PATTY,
ABBY, BRITTANY,
KOTY AND MORGAN HENSEL
Executive
Producer
BILL HAYES
Production
Manager
DEANIE WILCHER
Supervising
Producer
KIRK STREB
Producer/Director
RACHAEL PIHLAJA
Writers
RACHAEL PIHLAJA
KIRK STREB
Editor
MATT GIOVINETTI
Production
Coordinator
BERGAN SIPE
Photography
By
MATT GIOVINETTI
RACHAEL PIHLAJA
ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ
HOGAN FILMS
DAVID A. KURTOVICH
Sound
DAVID CANADA
CLAYTON SOUND SERVICES
Narrator
MAGGIE BOFILL
Audio
Post
BLAZING MUSIC + SOUND
Sound
Design and Mix
MARK LUCAS
WILLIE ELIAS
Music
by
SCOTT PEARSON
DAVID IMHOF
NERVOUS RECK
Online
Editor
JOE WILSON
SERIOUS ROBOTS
Animation/Graphics
VIEW STUDIO, INC
Transcriptions
MARY ANN BELLA
Production
Assistant
ROB HUTCHISON
Special
Thanks
LYNN CHRISTIANSON, MD
TAMARA VOGT AND FAMILY
JOY WESTERDAHL, MD
KIM CARLSON
KRISTY CARLSON
HOUSTON ASTROS
THE HOUSTONIAN
MAYER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
For
TLC
Production
Manager
ERIKA GOLDTHWAITE
Business Affairs
AMY BULSON
Production
Coordinator
TAYLOR PULLING
Supervising
Producer
SYLVIA BUGG
Extras
Available for
Purchase on DVD or VHS Total Running Time: 50 minutes
Produced in 2006
And if you enjoyed Joined for
Life: Abby and Brittany Turn 16,
you might also like to watch the original
- Joined for Life.
Abby
and Brittany Hensel are eleven-year-old
conjoined twins (the scientific and
politically correct term for Siamese
twins). They are intelligent, energetic,
fun-loving girls who just happen to
share one set of legs and one set
of arms - each girl controlling one
half of their conjoined body.
In
their own words, they are “just
two people…stuck together.”
How
can two people live in such close
and constant proximity for an entire
lifetime? The very concept challenges
one of the most central notions of
the human experience - individuality.
The
challenges are both big and small.
To read more about Joined for
Life,
click here.
A few words from Abby
and Brittany themselves regarding
Joined for Life: Abby and Brittany
Turn 16.
Synopsis:
Conjoined
twins Abby and Brittany Hensel
are about to turn 16- that means
they’re very busy with schoolwork,
sports, social activities and,
yes, testing for their driver’s
license. To most, this may seem
extraordinary, but Abby and Brittany
have been doing extraordinary
things all their lives.
They
typically resist all media and
press - it's one of the reasons
they live such a normal life.
But they have agreed (for the
third time) to allow us to help
them tell their story. Our story
about Abby and Brittany will
tell their back story and recap
many of the amazing things they
have done as children and look
at their current life as ambitious
and adventuresome teenagers.
