'Efecte Mirall' is an innovative documentary series: all images shown to the viewers were filmed by the subjects themselves. 'Efecte Mirall (Famílies)' reflects the lives of six families from different areas of Catalonia with different lifestyles and interests. They have one thing in common: they all have agreed to allow the camera into their private lives to give TV viewers and insight into their thoughts, dreams, problems and hopes. Each episode covers an important event or situation that will have an impact on how they live. All the families were given one or two home digital cameras for about three weeks. They then gave the program's team a total of approximately 200 hours of recordings of their lives, which were edited into 20-minute episodes. Depending on the quality and quantity of the material handed in, one or two episodes were made for each family. This is a documentary series that does not pass judgement, it simply observes. The families in the program are the real stars; they show us their world without a go-between. The result is a refreshingly new look at people's lives packed with emotions and real feelings.