Film Off16 | International Documentary Conc.
Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other
UK, Denmark, USA, 2024. D.100′ English, French, Italian, sub: Ita
Regional premiere

Director: Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet
Production: Manon et Jacob, Final Cut For Real, in co-production with Undeniable, Fremantle and Louverture
Cast: Maggie Barrett, Joel Meyerowitz
Screenplay: Filippo D’Angelo, Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi
Photography: Jacob Perlmutter
Editing: Estephan Wagner, Josh Mallalieu
Sound: Manon Ouimet

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 recognised artist and writer. There is a knot of unease in their relationship, which is further strained when Maggie falls and breaks her leg and Joel becomes her caregiver. In the shadow of mortality, each with a long and dramatic life behind them, the hard truths of life together provoke in Maggie and Joel an attempt to find a shared inner-peace while there is still time. With unique access to the couple’s lives, directors Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet have created a profoundly moving film about living, creating and loving.
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