Directed by and Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, WHIPLASH (2014) was shot by cinematographer Sharone Meir (AFI Class of 1993) and recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “WHIPLASH drums up a perfectly paced drama that crescendos with the question: ‘What is the line between mentor and monster?’ Director Damien Chazelle conducts with both panache and restraint — never rushing, never dragging — and J.K. Simmons is instantly iconic as the black-clad, monolithic instructor who drives Miles Teller’s finely tuned performance as the young musician in a bloody battle to be the best.”
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