Behind the Scenes of New Short Film, 'Two Distant Strangers,' About Police Killings in America
Courtesy of Dirty Robbers Writer and co-director Travon Free and producer Lawrence Bender discuss the time-loop story of a Black man who constantly relives the same moment and can't escape being shot by a white officer. Most time-loop films traffic in existential comedy. Think Palm Springs and Groundhog Day. But while the new short film, Two Distant Strangers, also features a time loop, the overall, suffocating feeling during its 30 minutes is one of existential terror. The story of a Black man trying to get home to his dog after spending the night with a woman he has met, the film is a po...