After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter's laptop.
Direction
Screenlife pioneered with genuine emotional stakes.
Acting
John Cho carries entire film through screens alone.
Editing
Seamless interface storytelling, zero traditional shots.
Director
Aneesh Chaganty
John Cho
David Kim
Michelle La
Margot
Debra Messing
Detective Vick
Joseph Lee
Peter
Sara Sohn
Pamela Nam Kim
Briana McLean
Abigail
Erica Jenkins
Hannah
Connor McRaith
Isaac
Dominic Hoffman
Michael Porter
Ric Sarabia
Randy Cartoff
Melissa Disney
Isaac's Mom (voice)
Sean O'Bryan
Radio Jockey
Ben Cain
SVPD Homicide Agent
Alex Jayne Go
Young Margot (5 yrs)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Cho accepted without reading the script, trusting the concept. Every 'click' sound was meticulously designed — the team studied real Windows and macOS audio libraries.
First mainstream Hollywood thriller with Asian American lead in decades, shot in 13 days on a $880k budget. The 'Screenlife' format later influenced everything from Host to Missing.
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