Someone Like Me

20211 h 19 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Sean HorlorSteve J. Adams

Production: Shirley Vercruysse (National Film Board of Canada)Teri Snelgrove (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Sean HorlorSteve J. Adams

A National Film Board of Canada production.

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.

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Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > African OriginsBlack CommunityImmigration in Western CanadaPolitical Refugees
  • Social Issues > Community Projects and AssistanceHealth and IllnessImmigrant Experience
  • Sexuality and Reproduction > Sexual minorities (2SLGBTQ+ people)

Credits


writer
Sean Horlor
Steve J. Adams
director
Sean Horlor
Steve J. Adams
producer
Shirley Vercruysse
Teri Snelgrove
line production
Jennifer Roworth
director of photography
Farhad Ghaderi
Blake Davey
editor
Graham Kew
composer
Edo Van Breemen
Johannes Winkler
sound designer
Oscar Vargas
additional photography
Bryce Zimmerman
Mike Dinsmore
Vince Arvidson
Jeremy Cox
Alfonso Chin
location sound recordist
Alex Shamku
Oscar Vargas
Xavier Prat
Sandor Gyurkovics
Jeff Henschel
David Pullmer
technical coordinator
Wes Machnikowski
Luc Binette
senior production coordinator
Nathan Conchie
assembly editor
Freya Maude
researcher
Melissa James
production assistant
Eli Morris
Frankie Tear
Katy Tooth
sound assistant
Milena Salazar
translation
Amos Kambere
LAT Multilingual Translation & Marketing
colourist
Sam Gilling
online editor
Serge Verreault
re-recording mixer
May Guimaraes
Kevin Morales
musician
Jeffrey Innes
end credits
Jason Lau
featuring
Emily
Marlon
Aheri
David
Shira
Anthony
Kay
Chris
Adam
Michael
Brenda
Drake
Issa
Rayan
Conrad
studio administrator
Carla Jones
marketing manager
Kay Rondonneau
publicist
Katja De Bock
legal counsel
Peter Kallianiotis
executive producer
Shirley Vercruysse

Awards


  • Rogers Audience AwardHot Docs
  • Alternative Spirit Award (Documentary) GRAND PrizeRhode Island International Film Festival
  • Best Documentary FeatureInternational Film Festival