Status
Completed
Type
Cinereach-Supported Production
Year
2014
Production
Key Cast
Director
Damien Chazelle
Producers
Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, Michel Litvak
Damien Chazelle (Director/Writer) made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). In 2014, he wrote and directed his second feature film Whiplash, based on his award-winning short film Whiplash (2013). The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive 5 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Chazelle received an individual nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Damien Chazelle (Director/Writer) made his directorial debut with the musical Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). In 2014, he wrote and directed his second feature film Whiplash, based on his award-winning short film Whiplash (2013). The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to receive 5 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. Chazelle received an individual nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Andrew Neiman is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher, an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity.
Whiplash is a Cinereach grantee.
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