Whiplash (2013 film)

Whiplash
Bloody drumsticks on a snare drum with credits to Chazelle and both Simmons and the tagline "Suffering is the Soul of Greatness" superimposed
The film's poster
Directed byDamien Chazelle
Written byDamien Chazelle
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdd Lukas
Edited byTom Cross
Music byJustin Hurwitz
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18) (Sundance)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Whiplash is a 2013 American drama short film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an impassioned and gifted jazz drummer (Johnny Simmons) and an abusive bandleader (J. K. Simmons). It is the short film on which the feature film is based.

Whiplash premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013, where it won the Short Film Jury Prize.[1] It was then adapted to a feature film,[2] which won three Academy Awards.[3]

  1. ^ "Sundance: Prize-winning 'Whiplash' short aims to go long". EW.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "'Whiplash': Sundance-winning short to become full-length feature – BREAKING". EW.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". oscar.go.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)