Cuddling with Strangers

Synopsis

Professional cuddling services that provide non-sexual snuggle sessions to customers have been opening up around the world. But can these services really alleviate loneliness or are they a Band-Aid on an open wound.

Director Biography

Sara Joe Wolansky is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and photojournalist based in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited at domestic and international film festivals, on television, at over 20 photography galleries, including two one-woman shows, and at the Clinton Global Initiative 2011 Annual Meeting, among other venues. She has worked for acclaimed documentary filmmakers such as Oscar-nominee Brett Morgen and Lauren Greenfield.