Reel Perspectives January 13, 2026 Listen to the audio version of the interview I Was A Stranger is a powerful call for empathy in a world that desperately needs it. The film encourages viewers to confront their own prejudices and comfort zones, emphasizing realism over spectacle and compassion over dramatization. Produced by Angel Studios and inspired by the Syrian refugee crisis of 2015, the film begins in Chicago in 2023 with a striking shot of Trump's International Hotel