Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other
“tender, intimate, complex”
PRODUCTION FACTS
Language: English
Year: 2024
Running time: 100mins
Produced by: Manon et Jacob (UK) and Final Cut for Real (DK)
Featuring: Maggie Barrett and Joel Meyerowitz
Directed by: Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet
Produced by: Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Jacob Perlmutter
Cinematography by: Jacob Perlmutter
Edited by: Estephan Wagner, Josh Mallalieu
Editing consultant: Janus Billeskov Jansen
Executive Producers: Mandy Chang, Joslyn Barnes, Melissa O'Shaughnessy, James O'Shaughnessy and Janus Billeskov Jansen
“Such power is evident in every corner of the frame, bringing together two people who already
seem as though they’re as close as they can be.”
“a profound and deeply felt exploration of life’s biggest questions”
Awards:
CPH:DOX 2024 - Dox:Award - Special Mention Award - Winner
Ortigia Film Festival 2024 - Best International Documentary Award - Winner
Philadelphia Film Festival 2024 - Best Documentary Feature Award - Winner
BIFA Awards 2024 - Best Debut Director – Feature Documentary - Nominee
BIFA Awards 2024 - Best Feature Documentary - Nominee
Cinema Eye Honors 2025 - Spotlight Award - Nominee
Official Selection:
CPH:DOX 2024 - Official Selection
Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024 - Official Selection
Mumbai International Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Fotofestiwal 2024 - Official Selection
Biografilm Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Galway Film Fleadh 2024 - Official Selection
Doc Edge Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Ortigia Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Tartuff 2024 - Official Selection
Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Camden International Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Zurich Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Mirage 2024 - Official Selection
Montclair Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Denver Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
Philadelphia Film Festival 2024 - Official Selection
DOC NYC Festival 2024 - Official Selection
IDFA 2024 - Best of Fest - Official Selection
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection
Antenna Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection
Big Sky Film Festival 2025 - Official Selection
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Status: Completed
US:
Sales Contact: Cinetic Media - Jason Ishikawa, jason@cineticmedia.com
Press Contact: Cinetic Media - Charlie Olsky, charlie@cineticmedia.com
UK:
Distribution Contact: Modern Films - Eve Gabereau, eve@modernfilms.com
and Kate Gerova, kate@mustardstudio.co.uk
Press Contact: Margaret PR (UK) - Emma Pettit, emma@margaretlondon.com