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English. 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.
In “Two Distant Strangers,” cartoonist Carter James’ repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to...
- 1 min
- 952K
- Netflix
Nov 20, 2020 · Two Distant Strangers: Directed by Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe. With Joey Bada$$, Zaria, Vincent Mordente, Ana González. A man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
- (20K)
- Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe
- 2020-11-20
Apr 22, 2021 · Voting ended for this year’s Oscars, at which Two Distant Strangers is frontrunner for live-action short. It was an odd day. The film was nominated as the trial began and its fate was sealed the ...
- Lisa Wong Macabasco
Apr 26, 2021 · By Christi Carras Staff Writer. April 25, 2021 6:12 PM PT. Compton’s Travon Free made history Sunday as the first Black filmmaker to win the Oscar for live-action short film. Co-directed by Free ...
- christi.carras@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
May 28, 2021 · Riz Ahmed presents Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe with the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for "Two Distant Strangers" at the 93rd Oscars.93rd Osca...
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- 21K
- Oscars
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Watch Two Distant Strangers with a subscription on Netflix. In "Two Distant Strangers," cartoonist Carter James' repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly ...
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