Stranger at the Gate

Stranger at the Gate
Official poster
Directed by
Produced by
  • Conall Jones
  • Joshua Seftel
  • Lena Khan
  • Mohannad Malas
  • Suzanne Hillinger
  • John W. Kiser
  • Conrad Fisher
  • Anna Bick Rowe
  • Jeremy Mack
  • Eric Nichols
Starring
  • Bibi Bahrami
  • Saber Bahrami
Narrated byEmily McKinney
Edited byJeremy Medoff
Music byEzinma
Production
company
Smartypants
Distributed byThe New Yorker
Release date
  • 14 September 2022 (2022-09-14)
Running time
29 minutes
Country
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Stranger at the Gate is a 2022 American short documentary film directed by Joshua Seftel. The documentary is about an Afghan refugee named Bibi Bahrami and the members of her little Indiana mosque, who come face to face with Richard "Mac" McKinney, a U.S. Marine who has secret plans to bomb their community center. But Mac McKinney's plan takes an unexpected turn. Produced by Smartypants, the film had its world premiere on September 14, 2022 via YouTube and The New Yorker.[1][2][3]

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Five New Yorker Films Receive 2023 Academy Award Nominations". The New Yorker. January 24, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (January 12, 2023). "Malala Yousafzai Boards 'Stranger at the Gate,' Oscar Shortlist Film About U.S. Marine's Conversion to Islam". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  3. ^ A Veteran’s Return from the Brink of Terrorism | Stranger at the Gate | The New Yorker Documentary. YouTube. The New Yorker. September 14, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Oscars Nominations: See the Full List". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
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