Film

14 & 16 April 2025

IFI@BrieryGap | Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other

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When

14 & 16 April 2025

Time

8pm

F-Rated

Artist and writer Maggie Barrett (75) has had a complex and varied life, not without its share of trials and tribulations. She has been with world-famous street photographer Joel Meyerowitz (84) since 1990, and although they love each other dearly, Maggie struggles with her husband’s celebrity, often finding herself in his shadow, somewhat eclipsed. When she breaks her femur, Joel becomes her caregiver. Confronted by her mortality, Maggie is prompted to question their life together, inspiring the couple to seek a shared inner-peace while there is still time.

Directors Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet observe the duo in their idyllic house in Tuscany and their New York apartment, as they consider existential questions, and ponder how each has seen and appreciated the other. A fascinating hybrid documentary filled with warmth and humour. Notes by David O’Mahony.

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In rooting their film in the specific details of this loving but tumultuous marriage, Perlmutter and Ouimet reveal themselves to be directors adept at capturing the tiny nuances that add up to make a life.

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Murtada Elfadl | Variety

Credits

Directors : Maon Ouimet and Jacob Perlmutter

Cast : Maggie Barrett, Joel Meyerowitz, Brenda Bufalino, Denise Wolff, Sarah Meister

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