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Director Lara St. John’s documentary Dear Lara premieres February 6 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The world premiere screening will also feature a panel Q&A with St. John, and she talked to CinemAddicts co-host Eric Holmes about her personal documentary.
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Dear Lara marks Lara St. John’s feature directing debut, and she also shot the film and provided music for her documentary.
An acclaimed violinist, St. John spoke out about the sexual assault she endured at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Her account was published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Dear Lara explores the “institutional complicity” in the classical music world.
Participants in the documentary include oboist Katherine Needleman, double bassist Heather Bird, opera singer Samuel Schultz, Child USA founder Marci Hamilton, and violinists Zeneba Bowers and Mascha van Sloten.
Catch Dear Lara at its world premiere Friday, February 6 at The Santa Barbara International Film Festival.Â
Full interview with Lara St. John is available on YouTube and on our CinemAddicts podcast:
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