What happens when adopted children reconnect with their birth families? This subject has served as the basis for several extremely compelling documentaries in recent years, including Three Identical Strangers and Twinsters. Joining them is Found, a gut-wrenching new documentary on Netflix from Amanda Lipitz, in which three adopted teens across America discover they are blood-related cousins from China.

The documentary finds a sympathetic character in a researcher, Liu Hao, who leverages her genealogical sleuthing skills on behalf of adoptees.

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The Netflix documentary centers on three American adoptees who discover they are cousins by blood, embarking on a trip to China together in hopes of reconnecting with their roots.

The International Documentary Association (IDA)'s annual screening series is a curated collection of the most acclaimed documentary films of the year. Hollywood Reporter journalist interviews FOUND director/producer Amanda Lipitz and producer Anita Gou following the IDA screening of the film.

Amanda Lipitz’s doc follows three girls abandoned as babies in China and adopted by U.S. families—only to reconnect as teens, learn they’re related, and go off looking for answers.

When her niece Chloe, adopted from China at 15 months, discovered via the genetic testing service 23andMe that she had a cousin living in the U.S., Lipitz asked if she could document the girls’ newfound relationship. Soon, Chloe and Sadie found another cousin, Lily, also living in the U.S., and they quickly became a tight trio, an unconventional family connected by shared DNA and long video chats. Lipitz’s incredibly moving documentary, “Found,” depicts the the girls’ bond, and their shared journey to uncover their Chinese roots.

FOUND on Netflix follows the incredibly moving and inspiring story of Sadie, Lily, and Chloe, three adopted American girls originally from China, who returned to their country of birth to explore their heritage and who they are.

"Step" director Amanda Lipitz's documentary follows three teenage girls as they journey to China in search of their roots.

Amanda Lipitz's film, which follows three adopted American teenagers who discover they are related and embark on a journey to explore their Chinese roots, will be released Oct. 20.

Directed by Amanda Lipitz, the film follows three American teenagers, each adopted from China, who discover they are blood-related cousins on 23andMe and embark together on a journey of discovery.