An independent production company developing nonfiction & scripted projects grounded in vivid characters, histories & settings across all platforms including podcasts, films, & scripted series. Asterlight develops projects & invests in intellectual property & directors committed to unexpected points-of-view, cutting-edge approaches, & long-term connections to the worlds being featured. Based in San Francisco, Asterlight was founded in 2019 by Joe Poletto.
Searchers
Accepted at Sundance 2021
Alternately humorous and touching, Searchers draws on encounters with a diverse set of New Yorkers as they navigate their preferred dating apps, searching for their special someone.
Directed by: Pacho Velez
Produced by: Pacho Velez, Joe Poletto,
Cathy Tankosic & Sam Roseme
The American Sector
One of “The Best Films of 2020.” - The New Yorker
The American Sector takes viewers on a fractured road trip, encountering panels of The Berlin Wall that have been installed as public monuments throughout the United States. Visiting over forty sites, the film weaves together the stories people tell about these imported monoliths, capturing how artifacts bond the past & the present in what The New Yorker calls “a fascinating range of happenstance conversations from which a grand vision of historical resonance and political consciousness emerges.”
Directed by: Courtney Stephens & Pacho Velez
Executive Produced by: Joe Poletto & Sam Roseme
Produced by: Pacho Velez