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A male #metoo story set in the classical music world.
Caesura
2020 Directed by Andy Brewster
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first off, this is a solid piece. It is polished and very intriguing. Andy Brewster is a director with a clear voice that I admire. However, for the story, it felt very held back. It takes a story we all know and just tells it in a kinda normal way. I wish it was more original and had more nuance that made it a distinctive way of telling this story. I admire the filmmakers for dealing with this subject matter but I wish they would have gone further with it. The acting was excellent and the hotel scene worked well. I really believe we’ve been on a great streak for Biola Film as we have started touching on stories that matter. Props to the crew!
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Andy Brewster is a genius and so is everyone else who brought this film to life (especially Emma, our writer, and my co-producer Ellie. Queens, both of them).
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Wow. This is a powerful and compelling film, with a story that needed to be told. Masterfully crafted, I believe this is going places.
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I liked this a lot more on a second watch, mainly because I finally saw the desert setting with the piano as the main character’s safe space. After the events that take place in the film, that safe space is broken and he can’t look at a piano the same way again. It’s heartbreaking and that little detail made the whole story come together as well as it did.
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A very fragile and moving story of sexual abuse in the classical music world that did not have time on its side. The story-telling and directing were done properly and the acting was skillfully executed by individuals thriving in their craft. But, for such a powerful film, it needed more time to develop the story and each character living in this world that we are invited to observe. And this is, by no means, any fault of the writers, for they were writing within the requirements of Biola Film, but with that said, this story lacked because of those requirements. Overall, this film told a very compelling story, and I appreciated the ending. (Spoiler) The lack of justice served in…
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There are many ways this film could have gone, one of them being making the hotel scene seem just for clout and only trying to be edgy. However, Andy did a wonderful job setting a serious tone and ensuring that the story was told the way it should be.
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Was able to attend the premiere for this with a Q & A afterwards. A compelling take on the Me Too movement from a male perspective.
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A well-crafted piece with a fairly distinct style and message. It's a story that's been told before, but it's handled with delicacy and is better than most stabs at this particular genre. the hotel scene is by far the best in the film, but I would have liked to see the film as a whole go further than it did. Despite that, the acting is great, the script is polished, and the score is as potent as this particular film requires. I'd love to see what Brewster has in store next because there's a lot of room for growth and I think something great is coming. Well done.
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The two main actors did incredibly well and the cinematography here is really impressive. Great job to everyone who helped this story get made!
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I remembered wanting to attend the premiere years back, but I couldn’t make the time. So happy I got to watch it for free today online! Watch it here.
Impactful, relevant, and extremely salient to recent events, director Andy Brewster’s Caesura (2019) is a harrowing and realistic film about the #MeToo movement in the male perspective. The cinematography, writing, and the meticulous directing from Brewster captivated me, taking in all the visuals and the tense, dramatic chemistry between Brendan Shannon and Matthew Rhoades. The acting and the dialogue doesn’t waste a single bit of time, and it develops the abusive and haunting relationship between powerful instructor and a talented, yet nervous student. Writing this also in the male perspective adds…
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Caesura is a towering achievement. A modern day spectacle about assault and the roots of trauma. Andy Brewster’s short beckons for its’ viewer’s attention through a whisper rather than a shout. Political and social urgency are communicated in a delicate yet profoundly introspective manner. The performances are devastating. The images vivid and bleak. A lot is said in such a short amount of time and an indelible impression is left upon the audience, one that honestly reflects the sorrow of our modern world.