Seek Bromance tells an extraordinary love story at the end of the world, set somewhere between social media reality and sci-fi dystopia. Filmed during the COVID-19 pause and the first lockdown in the USA, the film follows the relationship of two people who meet at the beginning of the pandemic—both with a background in performing hyper-feminine characters, yet each with different ideas about masculinity. Through intimate footage, Elagoz and collaborator Cade Moga, a Brazilian artist, document the development of their relationship—from their first meeting to their separation.
Against the backdrop of a hauntingly beautiful, deserted world where it seems as if a virus has wiped out everything except them, the film tells a love story in which the two can only “infect” each other. With just a car, some cash, and a few belongings, Elagoz and Moga explore the complex dynamics of closeness, identity, and relationship—framed by the isolation and uncertainty of the time.
CREDITS
Direction, concept, editing and dramaturgy
Samira Elagoz
In collaboration with
Cade Moga
Featuring
Samira Elagoz & Cade Moga
Film footage
Samira Elagoz & Cade Moga
Advice
Bruno Listopad, Antonia Steffens
Extra advice
Otto Rissanen, Tiana Hemlock-Yensen, Richard Sand, Valerie Cole, Jessica Dunn Rovinelli, Michael Scerbo, Daniel Donato
Script advice
Tiana Hemlock-Yensen, Richard Sand, Valerie Cole
Advice filming
Jeanette Groenendaal
Production
SPRING Performing Arts Festival
Co-production
Arsenic - Centre d’Art Scénique Contemporain, Black Box Teater, BIT Teatergarasjen, Frascati, Finish Cultural Institute Benelux, Kunstenwerkplaats Pianofabriek
Distribution
Something Great
Supported by
Ammodo, Fonds Podiumkunsten, Koneen Säätiö, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.