Festivals - Sundance Film Festival 2021 : Searchers will have its world premiere

By Mulder, 04 january 2021

Is there anything worse than dating in New York City? Yes. It’s called dating in New York City during a pandemic—but at least in this film, you only have to watch others do it. Among those searching for their dream partner is Pacho Velez, the director of this charming and insightful documentary.

“What are you looking for?” Velez asks his subjects, a group of New Yorkers of all ages, races, genders, and sexual preferences. Their approaches to dating vary as much as their needs and expectations do. They talk about their experiences and fears, and we get to witness their swiping process in search of The One—or just The One For Now. Hope and excitement mix with the disillusion caused by living in this exhausting city that never sleeps (partially because everyone is busy ghosting one another).

Searchers is neither a thesis on online dating nor a grand statement on love and digital desire. Instead, Velez offers a bittersweet, utterly engaging take on the search for a human connection, which now feels more important than ever.

Synopsis :
Drawing on over seventy-five encounters with New Yorkers of different ages, races, genders, and sexual interests, The Browsers is a portrait of The Big Apple as seen through the eyes of lovers, searching the web for their special someone.

Searchers (USA)
Directed by Pacho Velez
Produced by Pacho Velez, Joe Poletto, Cathy Tankosic, Sam Roseme
Associate Producers : Erin May, Paige Simunovich
Music by Danny Fox
Cinematography : Daniel Claridge, Martin Dicicco
Edited by Hannah Buck
Distributed by Asterlight (https://asterlight.com)
Release date : January 31, 2021 (Sundance)
Running time : 81 minutes

Premiere : jan. 31 - 3:00am // Second screening : feb. 1 - 4:00pm (local time)

(Source : press release)