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Apr 2021
29m 47s

Someone Like Me

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Canada is one of the only countries in the world with legislation that directly targets LGBTQ refugees for sponsorship. Directors Sean Horlor and Stephen J. Adams latest documentary "Someone Like Me" follows one of these newcomers, a young man named Drake, as he arrives in Vancouver from Uganda and sets out on a new life. But while he's able to be out and proud, Drake starts to experience racism and economic disparity - two huge challenges that his sponsors struggle to help him overcome.

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