Friends with benefits is not a new concept (hell, there’s a movie with that exact title), but friends with benefits in the millennial age? Maybe that’s a slightly different view of the phenomenon, especially as millennials and gen Z are said to move fluidly between partners, much more so than Gen X and above. Directed by Jonah Feingold and having premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, “Dating & New York” stars up and comers Francesca Reale, Jaboukie Young-White and Jerry Ferrara.
“Dating & New York” centers on two dating-app-matched New York millennials, who, after an electric one-night stand, draw up a “Best Friends with Benefits” contract to avoid the pitfalls of their past relationships – what could go wrong? Here’s the official synopsis:
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Wendy (Francesca Reale) and Milo (Jaboukie Young-White), both jaded about their love lives, are thrown together at what might be the worst, most complicated time for romance in their lives. However, despite their reluctance, the magic of New York and a few profound text messages might be the transformative force they need to find love. Their L-Train fueled-quest for love ultimately begs the question: can ‘happily ever after’ truly exist in the age of read receipts?
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After a dashingly grand meet-cute…on a dating app… Milo and Wendy have an incredible first date, only to ghost each other. It’s not until the app itself, “Meet Cute,” suggests they re-meet for a date. Wendy proposes to Milo with a simple question “all the benefits of a relationship without being in a relationship” – in contract form, of course. After some debate over pancakes, the two agree to this romantic doom. Along the way, their intentions and inner dating demons are tested – as they run into exes and navigate having one foot in the door of the single life. Not to mention their best friends, Jessie (Catherine Cohen) and Hank (Brian Muller), begin to exemplify a “perfect” relationship. For Wendy and Milo, their fate is decided when one of them catches real feelings, and the two must figure out how to remain friends, knowing they love one another or decide never to text or see each other again.
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“Dating & New York” opens in theaters and VOD on September 10. Watch the new trailer below.
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