Laurels

The feature directorial debut of Academy Award® nominated producer Marc Smolowitz,The Power Of Two offers an intimate portrayal of the bond between half-Japanese twin sisters Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, their lifelong battle with the fatal genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF), survival through miraculous double lung transplants, and improbable emergence as authors, athletes and advocates for organ donation and those suffering from CF in the U.S. and Japan.

The film world premiered in L.A. and New York in August 2011 at the International Documentary Association’s showcase DocuWeeks, had its international premiere at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival, and has garnered ten awards and screened at 30 film festivals and numerous community screenings in five countries and three continents.