There is more than meets the eye with "Susie Searches," director Sophie Kargman's darkly comic thriller that received its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival this week. Expanded from the director's short, this sly film has the titular true-crime podcaster (Kiersey Clemons) skyrocketing to fame when she finds her kidnapped classmate, Jesse (Alex Wolff), before the local Sheriff (Jim Gaffigan) does. But even as Jesse and Susie bond over this rescue, one big question remains: whodunit?
"I like the collective nature of podcasts . . . and that collective experience makes us feel less alone."
