Searching

[School of Movies 2025]

An absolutely fascinating 2018 movie where the challenge for the filmmakers was to confine themselves only to a computer screen and the various apps and websites, embodying John Cho's frantically worried David Kim as a blinking cursor, scouring the internet for any trace of his missing teenager Margot.

None of this would be anywhere near as riveting if they didn't hook you early with a small, personal tale of a fragile, happy family, made familiar in digital home movies. The opening of the film rivals Pixar's UP in terms of soft-hearted appeal and devastating loss until you're fully on board and wholly behind the salvaging of the strained father-daughter relationship that remains. But the formerly exciting information superhighway is now an intimidating labyrinth that devours people's lives whole, and Margot may now be beyond David's reach.

This was a commission for Greg Downing and we firmly suggest you watch Searching before listening to our show. But don't wait, don't put it on hold. Go find it now. Track it down like a cybernetic sleuth and experience one of the most innovative indies of the past decade.