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A Case of MisTaken Identity? chronicles one man's search for the father he never knew. The documentary, based on Joseph Jacoby's touching memoir, Boy on a String: From Cast-Off Kid to Filmmaker Through the Magic of Dreams, follows the filmmaker's personal quest to solve a decades-old family mystery. The process of discovery takes many twists and turns and leads Jacoby cross-country in search of his birth father. Jacoby attempts to piece together the truth among first-person accounts and abundant photographic and other circumstantial evidence. His journey eventually yields long-obscured truths, uncovers previously unknown family ties, and raises questions about the certainties of DNA science. A Case of MisTaken Identity? is a Joseph Jacoby Film.


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Search Films On PBS Buy This program is not available on home video.	A Case of MisTaken Identity? A Case of MisTaken Identity? chronicles one man's search for the father he never knew. The documentary, based on Joseph Jacoby's touching memoir, Boy on a String: From Cast-Off Kid to Filmmaker Through the Magic of Dreams, follows the filmmaker's personal quest to solve a decades-old family mystery. The process of discovery takes many twists and turns and leads Jacoby cross-country in search of his birth father. Jacoby attempts to piece together the truth among first-person accounts and abundant photographic and other circumstantial evidence. His journey eventually yields long-obscured truths, uncovers previously unknown family ties, and raises questions about the certainties of DNA science. A Case of MisTaken Identity? is a Joseph Jacoby Film. Air Date Wednesday, 9/3/08 from 3-4 a.m. ET Web Site searchforidentity.com/ Director Joseph Jacoby Release Date April 15, 2008	Join the Filmmunity Love movies? Then sign up for FREE Filmmunity updates and special offers. Contribute Support PBS Filmmakers
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