Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other

“an intimate portrait that all couples should see… extraordinary” — Tim Adams, The Observer

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

Awards: Grierson Awards 2025 — Best Arts and Music Documentary, DocsBarcelona 2025 — Docs New Talent Award, Cinema Eye Honors 2025 — Spotlight Award (Nominee), BIFA 2024 — Best Feature Documentary (Nominee), BIFA 2024 — Best Debut Director (Nominee), Philadelphia Film Festival 2024 — Best Documentary Feature, Ortigia Film Festival 2024 — Best International Documentary, CPH:DOX 2024 — DOX:Award Special Mention