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Two Distant Strangers

2020 short film directed by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe
Movie short_film Q105989074
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Summary

Two Distant Strangers is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3]
  • Director: Martin Desmond Roe[4], Travon Free[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6], drama film[7]
  • Producer: Lawrence Bender[8]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[9]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[10]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[11], 94%[12]
  • Country of origin: United States[13]
  • Publication date: 2020[14]
  • Title: Two Distant Strangers[15]
  • Has characteristic: causal loop[16]
  • Duration: 32 minutes[17]
  • ClassInd rating: 16[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Black Lives Matter[19]
  • P14449: 245452[20]

Why It Matters

Two Distant Strangers has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

What awards did Two Distant Strangers receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film[3].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . abc.com. Retrieved . abc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Brazilian Advisory Rating System. Retrieved . portal.mj.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W1436409
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W1436409, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Academy awards database film id → 5102
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'mnw', 'pt', 'ro', 'ru', 'ta', 'tr',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Academy awards database film id: 5102, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1792019605809"
  3. 26d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bechdel test movie list id → 11476
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bechdel test movie list id: 11476, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274819|batch #274819]]"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 245452
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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