Two Distant Strangers on Netflix by Emmy-winning, bisexual writer and comedian Travon Free, is to come away feeling both impressed and defeated.
The film is brilliantly made, which is the impressive part, yet it crystalizes what a Black man feels like each time he steps out the door, which is the disheartening part.Without conflating its message, the film could easily be made to depict the continued murders of trans women of color, or the ongoing epidemic of mass shootings in this country.Briefly, the movie is a “Groundhog Day” for a young Black man, who, no matter how he alters his behavior, finds himself struck down by the same white police officer.