You Don't Know My Name

You Don't Know My Name

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Release Date

10/3/2026

Runtime

115 mins

Overview

Separated from his incarcerated mother at birth, the filmmaker searches for her identity and uncovers deep ancestral bloodlines. As he gets closer to this life-altering truth, he navigates his way through systems designed to keep him in the dark.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A personal excavation of hidden family history that transforms into a reckoning with systems of power. Intimate yet expansive, it traces one man's search for his mother across bloodlines and bureaucratic obstacles.

Mood

ContemplativeWistfulDefiant

Themes

FamilyIdentityJusticeMemory

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Framed flashback

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