Netflix · 18 October 2019 · Documentary film · 1h 25m

Tell Me Who I Am

After Alex Lewis loses his memory in a motorcycle accident, his twin brother Marcus helps him reconstruct his identity and past. Years later, the brothers revisit what Marcus left out of that account and confront painful family history.[Los Angeles Times] [Deadline]

Interviewees

2 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026

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Timeline

  1. 2019-10-18

    Tell Me Who I Am released on Netflix[Los Angeles Times] [Deadline]

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Episodes

    Feature documentary; no episodes.

    Credits

    Director
    Ed Perkins[Deadline] [IndieWire]

    Sources

    1. The twins from Tell Me Who I Am answer burning questions about shocking Netflix documentary — Entertainment Weekly, published 2019-10-22. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
    2. Why twin brothers revealed secret child abuse on-camera in Netflix’s ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ — Los Angeles Times, published 2019-10-21. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
    3. Why Traumatized Twins Almost Bailed On ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ Doc — Deadline, published 2019-11-11. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability
    4. Netflix Documentary ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ Is a Must-See, but It’s an Unlikely Oscar Contender — IndieWire, published 2019-10-23. Accessed 2026-11-08.Entertainment trade pressHigh reliability

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