Two Distant Strangers

Two Distant Strangers
Official release poster
Directed by
Screenplay byTravon Free
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJessica Young
Edited byAlex Odesmith
Music byJames Poyser
Production
companies
  • Dirty Robber
  • NowThis
  • Six Feet Over
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$443,050 (all short films)[1]

Two Distant Strangers is a 2020 American short film written by Travon Free and directed by Free and Martin Desmond Roe.[2][3] The film examines the deaths of Black Americans during encounters with police through the eyes of a character trapped in a time loop that keeps ending in his death.[4][5] Two Distant Strangers won the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, marking distributor Netflix's first win in the category.[6]

  1. ^ "2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Dry, Jude (March 8, 2021). "'Two Distant Strangers' Makes Sure Oscar Voters Don't Forget George Floyd". IndieWire. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Menta, Anna (April 9, 2021). "'Two Distant Strangers' on Netflix Is a Time Loop Story With a Powerful Twist". Decider.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Scott (February 5, 2021). "'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sean Combs ('Two Distant Strangers')". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ Norris, Michele L. (April 13, 2021)."Opinion: We're stuck in a loop of death until we address policing. This Netflix short showcases that". The Washington Post.
  6. ^ 2021|Oscars.org