During the years preceeding his death, Sonbert channeled his energy into making Whiplash. His vision and motor skills impaired, he gave his companion, Ascension Serrano, detailed instructions about the assembly of specific shots and the music to be used as a counterpoint to the images. Before his death in 1995, he asked filmmaker Jeff Scher (a former student of Sonbert's at Bard) to complete the film. --Jon Gartenberg. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Estate Project for Artists with AIDS in 1996.
A Close Shave
Family, Animation, Comedy
7.6
Primary
Documentary
6.4
Sikkim
Documentary
6.5
The Chair
Documentary
6.0
Zorba the Greek
Drama
7.4
In the Heat of the Night
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
7.6
Hall of Mirrors
7.0
Divided Loyalties
0.0
The Lost Jewels
Horror, Drama
0.0
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Drama
5.0
Seeing Them Through
Documentary
0.0
Patton
War, Drama, History
7.5
Miracle on 34th Street
Comedy, Drama, Family
7.4
The Misfits
Western, Drama, Romance
6.9
The Art Director
Documentary
6.0
Bowl, Garden, Theatre, Marble Game
Animation
0.0
Whitney Commercial
Animation
0.0
Lord Jim
Adventure, Drama, Romance
6.8
The Big Country
Drama, Western, Romance
7.6
El Norte
Adventure, Drama
7.1