The Secret of Me plot
The documentary follows Kristi, a college student in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1995. During a feminist studies class, she stumbles upon a life-changing revelation in her textbook: her entire identity is based on a lie. Upon accessing her medical records, Kristi discovers she unknowingly participated in a controversial psychological experiment on twins—once hailed as a scientific breakthrough, but now exposed as a harmful deception that has impacted the lives of countless intersex people worldwide. The film follows her harrowing search for truth and self-acceptance.