What is Swipe?

It’s romantic. It’s comedic. But as anyone who has ever dated online will tell you...

This is no romantic comedy.

SWIPE is a sleek, polished, ready-to-shoot feature film script most succinctly summarized as “Tinder: The Movie.” The script chronicles the romantic fortunes of the modern single, swapping out the rote, standard trappings of the romantic comedy for the harsh, sobering realities of modern romance.

This means chronicling the highs and the lows. The dimly lit bar rendezvous, the booze-soaked hookup. The manic thrill of hitting it off with an attractive stranger, the pitiful low of experiencing rejection through a phone. SWIPE takes its cues more from real life than it does any movie genre, because these days, boy does not simply meet girl. These days, boy pulls out his phone and meets a hundred girls.

The title “SWIPE” refers to the thoughtless flick of a finger used to navigate online dating apps. The movie SWIPE examines the consequences of this gesture. What happens to our humanity when we can order a lover as easily as we can order a pizza?

To get an idea of what SWIPE will look and feel like, watch the five minute proof-of-concept short.

To read more about the story, characters, and the general project, download the official pitch deck.

If you’d like to contact the man behind the madness, reach out to SWIPE producer Benjamin Yackshaw.