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Someone Like Me
Description
In Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams’ feature doc Someone Like Me, Drake, a young gay man from Uganda, leaves behind everything he knows to attain the universal freedoms everyone deserves: to be who he is and love whomever he chooses without fear of discrimination, persecution, or violence. A group of queer strangers unite to resettle Drake in Vancouver, but they are tasked with a year-long commitment to someone they’ve never met, and struggle with the challenging conditions of this support. Together, Drake and his sponsors embark on an emotional journey in search of personal freedom, revealing how in a world where one must constantly fight for the right to exist, survival itself becomes a victory.
2021, 79 min 50 s
Awards
Best Documentary Feature
International Film Festival
March 2 to 6 2022, Las Cruces - USA
Alternative Spirit Award (Documentary) GRAND Prize
Rhode Island International Film Festival
August 9 to 22 2021, Providence - USA
Rogers Audience Award
Hot Docs
April 29 to May 9 2021, Toronto - Canada
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