Two Distant Strangers

Two Distant Strangers is a 2020 American short film written by Travon Free and directed by Free and Martin Desmond Roe. 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. 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.

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
Running time
32 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$443,050 (all short films)
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