Two Strangers Trying
Not To Kill Each Other
British Documentary Awards - Grierson Award 2025 WINNER Best Arts & Music Documentary
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CPH:DOX 2024 Winner - CPH:DOX Award - Honorable Mention
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Philadelphia Film Festival, 2024, Winner Jury Award
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DocsBarcelona, 2025, Winner New Talent Award
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British Independent Film Awards, 2024 Nominee Best Debut Director, Nominee Best Feature Documentary
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Cinema Eye Honors Awards,2025, Nominee Spotlight Award
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British Documentary Awards - Grierson Award 2025 WINNER Best Arts & Music Documentary + CPH:DOX 2024 Winner - CPH:DOX Award - Honorable Mention + Philadelphia Film Festival, 2024, Winner Jury Award + DocsBarcelona, 2025, Winner New Talent Award + British Independent Film Awards, 2024 Nominee Best Debut Director, Nominee Best Feature Documentary + Cinema Eye Honors Awards,2025, Nominee Spotlight Award +
Synopsis
Thirty years after a chance encounter, Maggie and Joel, aged 75 and 84, are still very much in love. But their relationship is not without complications. Born in the hard-boiled Bronx, Joel Meyerowitz is a world-renowned photographer with major exhibitions and 40 books to his name. British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented but less recognized artist and writer. There is a knot of unease in their relationship, which is further strained when Maggie breaks her leg and Joel must take on her caregiving. In the shadow of mortality, the hard truths of life together provoke an attempt to find a shared inner peace, while there is still time. With unique access to the couple, directors Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet and have created a profoundly moving film about living, creating and loving.
Production Facts
Runtime: 100 mins
Country of Origin: UK, Denmark,US
Language of Dialogue: English, French, Italian
Release: 16 March, 2024 at CPH:DOX
Crew
Featuring: Maggie Barrett & Joel Meyerowitz
Directed by Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet
Production: Companz Final Cut for Real
Produced by: Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Jacob Perlmutter
Cinematographer: Jacob Perlmutter
Edited by: Estephan Wagner
Sound Designer: Henrik Garnov
Awards
British Documentary Awards - Grierson Award 2025 WINNER Best Arts & Music Documentary
CPH:DOX 2024 Winner - CPH:DOX Award - Honorable Mention
Philadelphia Film Festival, 2024, Winner Jury Award
DocsBarcelona, 2025, Winner New Talent Award
British Independent Film Awards, 2024 Nominee Best Debut Director, Nominee Best Feature Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards,2025, Nominee Spotlight Award
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