Benjamin Yackshaw
Hey there! My name is Benjamin Yackshaw. I’m the filmmaker behind SWIPE, the artist who put together all the material on this website, and an online dater extraordinaire. By day, I run the marketing department of an Ohio software company. At night, I hit the streets of LA to write, direct, and produce short films (you can find the majority of my video work elsewhere on this very website).
For years, I’ve expected someone to adapt the Tinder experience for the screen. Attempts have come in the form of scattered horror concepts and romantic comedy montages, but no one has taken a shot at the naked, unadorned premise.
Eventually, I realized such a movie wouldn’t happen. Why? Because established Hollywood insiders don’t need to date online! Sometimes, it takes a nobody to bring a story to life, and in this case? Well, I think I might just be that nobody.
Over the past few years, I’ve suffered the slings and arrows of the swiped, punctuated only by the momentary joy of the odd, fleeting connection. I’ve become intensely familiar with the ways normal people look for love, and I’m so, so ready to shine a light on them. Let’s get freaky.