Stranger at the Gate (2022)
- Directed by
- Joshua Seftel
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Afghan refugee and her mosque community confront a former U.S. Marine who plots to bomb their center. His plan changes after a series of unexpected encounters.
tenseunsettlingsurprisingredemptiveintimateemotionalslow-burn
What happens
Stranger at the Gate is a 2022 American short documentary film directed by Joshua Seftel. The documentary is about an Afghan refugee named Bibi Bahrami and the members of her little Indiana mosque, who come face to face with Richard "Mac" McKinney, a U.S. Marine who has secret plans to bomb their community center. But Mac McKinney's plan takes an unexpected turn. Produced by Smartypants, the film had its world premiere on September 14, 2022 via YouTube and The New Yorker. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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