Unveiling a Novel Approach to Narrative Expression in the Modern Digital Sphere: Storytelling Reinvented
Searching in the Digital Age
A groundbreaking cinematic journey through our screens
In a bold move to tell a story that mirrors our digital lives, the 2018 thriller Searching shattered conventions by focusing on the screens we use every day - laptops, smartphones, tablets - to communicate.
Directed by Aneesh Chaganty and produced by Sev Ohanian, veteran producer Timur Bekmambetov, and the creative collective Bazelevs, this innovative film took audiences on an unforgettable emotional rollercoaster.
The film follows the search for a missing teenage daughter, Margot, led by her determined father, David, and sympathetic detective Vick. David's hunt for his daughter takes him through the depths of cyberspace, revealing a captivating mystery, unpredictable twists, and a deeply moving emotional undercurrent.
Bekmambetov coined the term "screen-life" to describe the new filmmaking technique - a form of storytelling that authentically depicts the way we interact today. The virtual world plays a dual role in the film, enticing and deceiving, allowing audiences to explore the complexities of a modern parent-child connection in the Internet age.
Utilizing the latest in digital communication tools - social media, texts, emails, and video snippets - Chaganty and Ohanian masterfully crafted a cinematic language that mimics modern interactions and interrogates the blurred lines between reality and our online personas.
The screen-life approach proved a resounding success, as the film premiered at Sundance, receiving the Audience Award and earnestly embraced by audiences.
This game-changing film captured hearts worldwide, compelling viewers to approach the digital world with newfound vigilance by showing that every digital footprint tells a story. Get ready to log on with caution when you watch Searching (2018) on STARZ, iTunes, Google Play, or Movies Anywhere.
Technology and movies-and-tv intertwine in the groundbreaking cinematic journey 'Searching' (2018), where the latest digital communication tools are masterfully woven into the storyline to depict a parent-child connection in the Internet age. This entertainment innovation, coined 'screen-life' by producer Timur Bekmambetov, offers viewers a captivating exploration of the complexities in our digital lives, urging them to approach the online world with vigilance while streaming it on STARZ, iTunes, Google Play, or Movies Anywhere.
