WATCH: A gay man’s search for preventative HIV meds becomes a race against time in this thrilling drama
I Don’t Know Who You Are plays out like a horror film.But, appropriately eerie and evocative title aside, this isn’t your typical “scary movie.” There are no flesh-eating zombies, or vengeful paranormal entities, or invaders from outer space.No, instead, I Don’t Know Who You Are taps into a horror far more harrowing and realistic: Access to basic healthcare—particularly, queer folks’ access to HIV medication.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Our protagonist is Benjamin (artist and poet Mark Clennon), a Black, gay immigrant who struggles to make ends meet in the city as a working class musician.The character actually first appeared in Murray’s 2020 short film Ghost, which follows Benjamin as he becomes increasingly worried he may have been stood up for a romantic second date. (You don’t have to have seen the short to understand or feel the impact of I Don’t Know Who You Are, but the gorgeous Ghost is currently watchable online in full, so why not?)An accomplished feature film debut for both director and star, I Don’t Know Who You Are (which the co-wrote with filmmaker Victoria Long) follows Benjamin in an new chapter of his life, with events taking place over one fateful weekend in the city of Toronto.After another stressful week or work, Benjamin decides to blow off some steam on a night out at a costume party—a detail which only adds to the film’s modern folk-tale feel.
Updated: December 1 is Worlds AIDS Day, an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS, show their support for people living with the disease and to commemorate people those we have lost.
Each World’s AIDS Day we update the Queerty list of the best in HIV/AIDS films. This year’s entry is […]But that night, he becomes a victim of sexual assault.
Scared, confused, and in pain, the musician visits the emergency room, where the sympathetic doctor writes him a prescription for HIV-preventive.