‘Searching’ Director Aneesh Chaganty on Crafting the High-Tech Mystery
157‘Searching’ Director Aneesh Chaganty on Crafting the High-Tech Mystery
The conceit of Searching—a film told entirely from a computer screen—may seem high-concept, but the actual story within is a fairly old-fashioned whodunnit. It’s this intermingling of a traditional narrative within a tech-heavy framework that lets Searching feel familiar, yet never derivative. In the film, John Cho stars as David Kim, a widowed father with a close bond with his only daughter, Margot (Michelle La). One night, David misses a call, and the next morning—his daughter’s gone, missing without a trace. Did Margot run away? Was she abducted… or worse? Filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty (in his debut feature) deftly weaves each twist and reveal to the point you almost forget the entire film unfolds out on a screen. It’s a remarkably assured first feature and marks Chaganty as a burgeoning filmmaker to watch.
In the following interview with the director, Chaganty discusses blending technology with a traditional mystery narrative, the duality of who you are on screen versus reality, and his thoughts on the future of tech. For the full interview, watch above.
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