When Basil, an American filmmaker, receives an unexpected message on Facebook, his entire life is thrown upside down. To his surprise, he discovers that he has family in Russia that he never knew about, and that the man who raised him is not his biological father. Shocked and devastated by this news, Basil keeps this revelation to himself for four years before finally deciding to share it with his younger brother. As they both embark on an adventure to Russia to meet their extended family, they must grapple with questions about themselves and their families that shake the very foundations on which they were raised. With camera in hand, director (and main subject) Basil Mironer cleverly frames both joyous reunions and uncomfortable revelations from a first-person perspective, pulling us into close contact as his picture of his family and identity expands. And when the time comes to confront his parents with this new understanding, the camera doesn’t look away. Will his mother and father, who kept the truth of his birth hidden for so long, be able to accept this new version of their son?

- Jennica Carmona