Selected Press

“Just saw @TheDiscoverers, a bright, thoughtful indie comedy-drama. It’s great to see Griffin Dunne back onscreen in a tailor-made role.”
– Leonard Maltin

“Incredibly intelligent script… It is the smartness of the writing that escalates The Discoverers above the recent barrage of familial reconciliation stories that have appeared in the wake of Little Miss Sunshine… Griffin Dunne’s astounding and I think Madeleine Martin matches him step-for-step… absolute perfection.”
– Smells Like Screen Spirit

“The most delightfully offbeat dysfunctional family road trip tale in recent memory.”
– Truth on Cinema

“The Discoverers reminds us why we need Griffin Dunne in our lives.”
– Hollywood.com

“Griffin Dunne’s perf is pitch-perfect.”
– Variety

“Schwarz’s feature debut benefits from an intelligent script and sympathetic lead performance by Griffin Dunne.”
– Hollywood Reporter

“A sweetly amusing tale of a dysfunctional modern family trying to work out its issues… [Dunne] is nicely bedraggled as Lewis and Martin stands out as the strong-willed but sensitive Zoe.”
– Screen Daily

“Schwarz pulls off quite a feat… The Discoverers takes on the anything but easy themes of family and the importance of nature in this world, managing to spin them into a wholly unique and outright entertaining road trip film. He works a heart-warming — if occasionally dark and hilarious — sort of magic that ultimately tells a story perfectly in synch with the wonders of real life in a modern family.”
– Santa Barbara Independent

“Enchanting”
– Cleveland.com

“Part Little Miss Sunshine. Part City Island… ALL heart.”
– Best Geek Blog Ever

“Stellar Cast”
– ArtInfo.com

“Schwarz… giv[es] the film a buoyancy that’s reflected from the top down in Aaron Mirman’s score, the naturalistic beauty of Chris Blauvelt’s cinematography and the bounciness between a top-notch cast.”
– Moveable Fest

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