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Someone Like Me (film)
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'Someone Like Me' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Steve J. Adams and Sean Horlor and released in 2021.Mike Devlin, [https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/victoria-native-sean-horlor-makes-waves-with-his-new-documentary-someone-like-me-1.24318916 "Victoria native Sean Horlor makes waves with his new documentary, Someone Like Me"]. 'Victoria Times-Colonist', May 13, 2021. The film centres on Drake, a gay man from Uganda who moves to Vancouver, British Columbia as a refugee, and the group of Canadians who have agreed to sponsor him through Rainbow Refugee; it documents his arrival in Vancouver and his adaptation to Canadian life, including friction among his sponsors when all he wants to do is celebrate his new freedom by partying, and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic as a complicating factor.Peter Knegt, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-new-film-shows-the-uniquely-complicated-journey-of-one-lgbtq-refugee-seeking-asylum-in-canada-1.6005445 "This new film shows the uniquely complicated journey of one LGBTQ refugee seeking asylum in Canada"]. CBC Arts, April 28, 2021.
The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,Norman Wilner, [https://nowtoronto.com/movies/hot-docs-review-someone-like-me "Hot Docs review: Someone Like Me"]. 'Now', May 4, 2021. where it was named one of five winners of the Rogers Audience Award.Pat Mullen, [http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/dear-future-children-wins-audience-award-at-hot-docs "Dear Future Children Wins Audience Award at Hot Docs"]. 'Point of View', May 10, 2021. It was subsequently screened at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival.Charlie Smith, [https://www.straight.com/movies/doxa-2021-someone-like-me-shows-power-of-love-in-transforming-a-gay-refugees-life-in "DOXA 2021 review: Someone Like Me shows the power of love in transforming a gay refugee's life in Vancouver"]. 'The Georgia Straight', May 6, 2021.
The film was a nominee for Best British Columbia Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2021.Dana Gee, [https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movies/vancouver-film-critics-circle-awards-nominations-2022 "The Power of the Dog, Night Raiders lead Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards nominations"]. 'Vancouver Sun', February 20, 2022.
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