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	'''''Two Distant Strangers''''' is a 2020 American ] written by ] and directed by Free and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dry\|first=Jude\|date=March 8, 2021\|title='Two Distant Strangers' Makes Sure Oscar Voters Don't Forget George Floyd\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/two-distant-strangers-joey-badass-travon-free-1234621942/\|access-date=April 4, 2021\|website=IndieWire\|language=en}}</ref><ref>Menta, Anna (April 9, 2021). . ''Decider~~''.~~</ref> The film examines the deaths of Black Americans during encounters with police through the eyes of a character trapped in a ] that keeps ending in his death.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Feinberg\|first=Scott\| date=February 5, 2021\|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sean Combs ('Two Distant Strangers')\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-sean-combs-two-distant-strangers\|access-date=April 4, 2021\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|language=en}}</ref><ref>Norris, Michele L. (April 13, 2021~~)..~~ ''The Washington Post~~''.~~</ref> ''Two Distant Strangers'' won the award for ] at the ], marking distributor ]'s first win in the category.<ref></ref>		'''''Two Distant Strangers''''' is a 2020 American ] written by ] and directed by Free and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Dry\|first=Jude\|date=March 8, 2021\|title='Two Distant Strangers' Makes Sure Oscar Voters Don't Forget George Floyd\|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/two-distant-strangers-joey-badass-travon-free-1234621942/\|access-date=April 4, 2021\|website=IndieWire\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Menta \|first=Anna \|date=April 9, 2021 \|url=https://decider.com/2021/04/09/two-distant-strangers-netflix-short-film-oscar/ \|title='Two Distant Strangers' on Netflix Is a Time Loop Story With a Powerful Twist \|website=Decider}}</ref> The film examines the deaths of Black Americans during encounters with police through the eyes of a character trapped in a ] that keeps ending in his death.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Feinberg\|first=Scott\| date=February 5, 2021\|title='Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sean Combs ('Two Distant Strangers')\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-chatter-podcast-sean-combs-two-distant-strangers\|access-date=April 4, 2021\|website=The Hollywood Reporter\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Norris \|first=Michele L. \|date=April 13, 2021 \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-stuck-in-a-loop-of-death-until-we-address-policing-this-netflix-short-showcases-that/2021/04/13/6f63167c-9c7f-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html \|title=Opinion: We're stuck in a loop of death until we address policing. This Netflix short showcases that \|work=The Washington Post}}</ref> ''Two Distant Strangers'' controversially won the award for ] at the ], marking distributor ]'s first win in the category.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021 \|title=The 93rd Academy Awards (2021) \|website=Oscars.org}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	In New York City, graphic designer Carter James tries to get home to his dog, Jeter, the morning after a first date, only to find himself trapped in a ] in which he is repeatedly confronted in the street by a ] officer, Merk. Merk wonders whether Carter is smoking a joint and wants to search his bag. Each encounter ends with Carter being killed by the police, then waking up in the bed of his date, Perri.{{efn\|Carter's first death resembles the ] in 2014 and the ] in May 2020. Travon Free wrote the script in July 2020.<ref>Pener, Degen (January 19, 2021). . ''The Hollywood Reporter~~''.~~</ref>}} In one version of the loop, riot police burst into Perri's apartment, mistaking it for a different apartment because the door number is hanging upside down, and shoot him there.{{efn\|Alluding to the 2020 ]}}		In New York City, graphic designer Carter James tries to get home to his dog, Jeter, the morning after a first date, only to find himself trapped in a ] in which he is repeatedly confronted in the street by a ] officer, Merk. Merk wonders whether Carter is smoking a joint and wants to search his bag. Each encounter ends with Carter being killed by the police, then waking up in the bed of his date, Perri.{{efn\|Carter's first death resembles the ] in 2014 and the ] in May 2020. Travon Free wrote the script in July 2020.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Pener \|first=Degen \|date=January 19, 2021 \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/behind-the-scenes-of-new-short-film-two-distant-strangers-about-police-killings-in-america \|title=Behind the Scenes of New Short Film, 'Two Distant Strangers,' About Police Killings in America"]. \|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>}} In one version of the loop, riot police burst into Perri's apartment, mistaking it for a different apartment because the door number is hanging upside down, and shoot him there.{{efn\|Alluding to the 2020 ]}}

	After 99 deaths, Carter decides to discuss the situation with Officer Merk. Carter tells him about the time loop, offering Merk evidence by correctly predicting what people around them will do next. Carter asks Merk to drive him home. The journey ends without mishap; Merk and Carter get out of the patrol car and shake hands. But as Carter turns to enter his apartment building, Merk starts applauding what he calls Carter's "noble performance", revealing that Merk remembers the previous loops too. Merk then shoots him in the back, while a pool of blood starts forming in the shape of Africa, and says "See you tomorrow, kid". Carter wakes up once more in Perri's bed.		After 99 deaths, Carter decides to discuss the situation with Officer Merk. Carter tells him about the time loop, offering Merk evidence by correctly predicting what people around them will do next. Carter asks Merk to drive him home. The journey ends without mishap; Merk and Carter get out of the patrol car and shake hands. But as Carter turns to enter his apartment building, Merk starts applauding what he calls Carter's "noble performance", revealing that Merk remembers the previous loops too. Merk then shoots him in the back, while a pool of blood starts forming in the shape of Africa, and says "See you tomorrow, kid". Carter wakes up once more in Perri's bed.
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	==Release==		==Release==
	In March 2021, ] acquired the distribution rights and made the film available from April 9.<ref name=Rodriguez>Rodriguez, Karla (April 9, 2021). . ''Complex~~''.~~</ref>		In March 2021, ] acquired the distribution rights and made the film available from April 9.<ref name=Rodriguez>{{cite web\|last=Rodriguez \|first=Karla \|date=April 9, 2021 \|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/travon-free-two-distant-strangers-netflix-short-film-interview \|title=Director Travon Free’s Oscar-Nominated 'Two Distant Strangers' Reflects the Time We Live In \|website=Complex}}</ref>

			== Controversy ==
	===Comparisons to existing works===
		⚫	In April 2021, Cynthia Kao posted a video on the social media site ] alleging that this film ] a short film she had directed in December 2016 titled ''Groundhog Day For a Black Man''.<ref name="KoaResponse">{{cite web \|date=14 April 2021 \|title=Netflix Two Distant Strangers copied Groundhog Day for Black Man \|url=https://www.wiredupreport.com/2021/04/14/viral/netflix-two-distant-strangers-copied-groundhog-day-for-black-man/ \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516160550/https://www.wiredupreport.com/2021/04/14/viral/netflix-two-distant-strangers-copied-groundhog-day-for-black-man/ \|archive-date=16 May 2021 \|access-date=26 April 2021 \|website=Wiredup Report}}</ref> The contents of Kao's film were similar to the plot of ''Two Distant Strangers'', which are both about a black man trying to relive the same day over and over until he can survive a police altercation. Furthermore, in 2020, during the ], social media news outlet NowThis contacted Kao about featuring the film on their Facebook and Instagram pages. The following year, Netflix released ''Two Distant Strangers'' in collaboration with NowThis, excluding any credit of Kao's name or that she had anything to do with the original idea for the movie in any way.<ref name="Akhauri">{{cite web\|first=Tanvi \|last=Akhauri \|date=May 1, 2021 \|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/viral-video/oscars-two-distant-strangers-cynthia-kao-tiktok-groundhog-day-for-a-black-man/ \|website=SheThePeople \|title=Woman's TikTok About Oscar-Winning Short’s Close Resemblance To Her Film Goes Viral}}</ref> NowThis responded to the claims, citing the fact that the film was independently conceived and in final production before they became involved, disputing any connection to Kao.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Moore \|first1=Kasey \|date=May 2021 \|title='Two Distant Strangers' Plagiarism Claims Explained \|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-distant-strangers-plagiarism-claims-explained/ \|access-date=1 May 2021 \|website=What's On Netflix}}</ref>
	''Two Distant Strangers'' has been compared to other films that share a similar premise:

			==Reception==
	* ''Groundhog Day for a Black Man'' (2016), directed by Cynthia Kao<ref name="KoaResponse"/>
⚫	**In April 2021, Cynthia Kao posted a video on the social media site ] alleging that this film plagiarized a short film she had directed in December 2016 titled ''Groundhog Day For a Black Man''.<ref name="KoaResponse">{{cite web \|title=Netflix Two Distant Strangers copied Groundhog Day for Black Man \|url=https://www.wiredupreport.com/2021/04/14/viral/netflix-two-distant-strangers-copied-groundhog-day-for-black-man/ \|~~website=Wiredup Report \|date=14 April 2021 \|access~~-~~date~~=~~26 April 2021 \|archive-date=16 May 2021~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516160550/https://www.wiredupreport.com/2021/04/14/viral/netflix-two-distant-strangers-copied-groundhog-day-for-black-man/ \|~~url~~-~~status~~=~~dead~~ }}</ref> The contents of Kao's film were similar to the plot of ''Two Distant Strangers'', which are both about a black man trying to relive the same day over and over until he can survive a police altercation. Furthermore, in 2020, during the ], social media news outlet NowThis contacted Kao about featuring the film on their Facebook and Instagram pages. The following year, Netflix released ''Two Distant Strangers'' in collaboration with NowThis, excluding any credit of Kao's name or that she had anything to do with the original idea for the movie in any way.<ref name=Akhauri>Tanvi Akhauri, May 1, 2021, </ref> NowThis responded to the claims, citing the fact that the film was independently conceived and in final production before they became involved, disputing any connection to Kao.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Moore \|first1=Kasey \|title='Two Distant Strangers' Plagiarism Claims Explained \|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/two-distant-strangers-plagiarism-claims-explained/ \|~~website=What's On Netflix \|~~date=May 2021 \|~~access-date~~=1 ~~May~~ ~~2021~~}}</ref>
	* ''Replay'' (2019), ], Season 1, Episode 3, directed by Gerard McMurray
	* ''The Obituary of Tunde Johnson'' (2019), directed by ]<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Debruge \|first1=Peter \|title='2021 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action' Review: A Cross-Section of Cinematic Activism \|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/2021-oscar-nominated-short-films-live-action-review-a-cross-section-of-cinematic-activism-1234942191/ \|website=Variety \|date=April 2021 \|publisher=Penske Business Media \|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>

			===Critical response===
⚫	==Accolades==
			{{Rotten Tomatoes prose\|94\|7.20\|16}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes\|id=two_distant_strangers\|type=movie\|access-date=June 16, 2024}}</ref>

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	\|<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khatchatourian \|first1=Maane \|title=Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List \|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-oscar-winners-list-1234955947/ \|access-date=April 26, 2021 \|work=Variety \|date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Khatchatourian \|first1=Maane \|title=Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List \|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/2021-oscar-winners-list-1234955947/ \|access-date=April 26, 2021 \|work=Variety \|date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>
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2020 short film

Two Distant Strangers
Official release poster
Directed by	Travon Free Martin Desmond Roe
Screenplay by	Travon Free
Produced by	Van Lathan Lawrence Bender Jesse Williams Chris Uettwiller Sean Combs Mickey Meyer Terrence J
Starring	Joey Badass Andrew Howard
Cinematography	Jessica Young
Edited by	Alex Odesmith
Music by	James Poyser
Production companies	Dirty Robber NowThis Six Feet Over
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)
Running time	32 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$443,050 (all short films)

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 controversially won the award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, marking distributor Netflix's first win in the category.

Plot

In New York City, graphic designer Carter James tries to get home to his dog, Jeter, the morning after a first date, only to find himself trapped in a time loop in which he is repeatedly confronted in the street by a NYPD officer, Merk. Merk wonders whether Carter is smoking a joint and wants to search his bag. Each encounter ends with Carter being killed by the police, then waking up in the bed of his date, Perri. In one version of the loop, riot police burst into Perri's apartment, mistaking it for a different apartment because the door number is hanging upside down, and shoot him there.

After 99 deaths, Carter decides to discuss the situation with Officer Merk. Carter tells him about the time loop, offering Merk evidence by correctly predicting what people around them will do next. Carter asks Merk to drive him home. The journey ends without mishap; Merk and Carter get out of the patrol car and shake hands. But as Carter turns to enter his apartment building, Merk starts applauding what he calls Carter's "noble performance", revealing that Merk remembers the previous loops too. Merk then shoots him in the back, while a pool of blood starts forming in the shape of Africa, and says "See you tomorrow, kid". Carter wakes up once more in Perri's bed.

Undeterred, Carter leaves Perri's apartment to make yet another effort to get home. As the song "The Way It Is" plays, names of Black Americans who have died in encounters with police are listed.

Cast

Joey Badass as Carter James
Andrew Howard as Merk, an NYPD officer
Zaria Simone as Perri, Carter's date

Release

In March 2021, Netflix acquired the distribution rights and made the film available from April 9.

Controversy

In April 2021, Cynthia Kao posted a video on the social media site TikTok alleging that this film plagiarized a short film she had directed in December 2016 titled Groundhog Day For a Black Man. The contents of Kao's film were similar to the plot of Two Distant Strangers, which are both about a black man trying to relive the same day over and over until he can survive a police altercation. Furthermore, in 2020, during the George Floyd protests, social media news outlet NowThis contacted Kao about featuring the film on their Facebook and Instagram pages. The following year, Netflix released Two Distant Strangers in collaboration with NowThis, excluding any credit of Kao's name or that she had anything to do with the original idea for the movie in any way. NowThis responded to the claims, citing the fact that the film was independently conceived and in final production before they became involved, disputing any connection to Kao.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.20/10.

Accolades


Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	April 25, 2021	Best Live Action Short Film	Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe	Won
African-American Film Critics Association	April 7, 2021	Best Short Film	Two Distant Strangers	Won

References

Footnotes

Carter's first death resembles the killing of Eric Garner in 2014 and the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Travon Free wrote the script in July 2020.
Alluding to the 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor
v. 1, ln. 16: "Learn to see me as your brother 'stead of two distant strangers"

Citations

"2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Live Action". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
Dry, Jude (March 8, 2021). "'Two Distant Strangers' Makes Sure Oscar Voters Don't Forget George Floyd". IndieWire. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
Menta, Anna (April 9, 2021). "'Two Distant Strangers' on Netflix Is a Time Loop Story With a Powerful Twist". Decider.
Feinberg, Scott (February 5, 2021). "'Awards Chatter' Podcast — Sean Combs ('Two Distant Strangers')". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
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.
"The 93rd Academy Awards (2021)". Oscars.org.
Pener, Degen (January 19, 2021). "Behind the Scenes of New Short Film, 'Two Distant Strangers,' About Police Killings in America"]". The Hollywood Reporter.
Rodriguez, Karla (April 9, 2021). "Director Travon Free's Oscar-Nominated 'Two Distant Strangers' Reflects the Time We Live In". Complex.
"Netflix Two Distant Strangers copied Groundhog Day for Black Man". Wiredup Report. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
Akhauri, Tanvi (May 1, 2021). "Woman's TikTok About Oscar-Winning Short's Close Resemblance To Her Film Goes Viral". SheThePeople.
Moore, Kasey (May 2021). "'Two Distant Strangers' Plagiarism Claims Explained". What's On Netflix. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
"Two Distant Strangers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
""Two Distant Strangers" Wins Best Live Action Short Film 93rd Oscars". Academy Awards – via YouTube.
Khatchatourian, Maane (April 25, 2021). "Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
"AAFCA 2021 Winners Press Release" (PDF). aafca.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-09.

External links

Two Distant Strangers on Netflix
Two Distant Strangers at IMDb
Two Distant Strangers at Rotten Tomatoes
Official trailer
"Joey Bada$$ shakes 'up old trauma' in short film". USA Today. Associated Press. March 10, 2021.
"Two Distant Strangers Short Film Review". UK Film Review. April 15, 2021.

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

The Wetback Hound (1957)
Grand Canyon (1958)
The Golden Fish (1959)
Day of the Painter (1960)
Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
The Chicken (1965)
Wild Wings (1966)
A Place to Stand (1967)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
The Magic Machines (1969)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
The Bolero (1973)

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
I'll Find a Way (1977)
Teenage Father (1978)
Board and Care (1979)
The Dollar Bottom (1980)
Violet (1981)
A Shocking Accident (1982)
Boys and Girls (1983)
Up (1984)
Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Work Experience (1989)
The Lunch Date (1990)
Session Man (1991)
Omnibus (1992)
Schwarzfahrer (1993)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Dear Diary (1996)
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Election Night (1998)
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1999)
Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)
The Accountant (2001)
This Charming Man (2002)
Two Soldiers (2003)
Wasp (2004)
Six Shooter (2005)
West Bank Story (2006)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
Toyland (2008)
The New Tenants (2009)
God of Love (2010)
The Shore (2011)
Curfew (2012)
Helium (2013)
The Phone Call (2014)
Stutterer (2015)
Sing (2016)
The Silent Child (2017)
Skin (2018)
The Neighbors' Window (2019)
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
The Long Goodbye (2021)
An Irish Goodbye (2022)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

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2021	Marvin Scott Adam Toledo Daunte Wright Lindani Myeni Ma'Khia Bryant Andrew Brown Jr. Winston Boogie Smith Leneal Frazier
2022	Amir Locke Patrick Lyoya Jayland Walker Donovan Lewis
2023	Keenan Anderson Tyre Nichols Irvo Otieno Jordan Neely Ricky Cobb II Johnny Hollman Ta'Kiya Young Leonard Cure
2024	Dexter Reed Roger Fortson Sonya Massey Robert Brooks

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