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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