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.
Wings
Drama, Action, War, Romance
7.2
The Circus
Comedy, Romance, Drama
7.9
The Robe
Drama, History
6.8
Underworld U.S.A.
Crime, Thriller
7.0
Reward Unlimited
Drama
6.0
Primary
Documentary
6.4
A Cuban Fight Against Demons
Drama
5.0
The Crimson Kimono
Romance, Drama, Crime
6.7
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
Animation, History
0.0
The Masque of the Red Death
Drama, Horror
6.6
All the King's Men
Drama
7.0
The Costume Designer
Documentary
0.0
The Racket
Crime, Drama
6.6
Sing Beast Sing
Animation, Music
2.0
Hud
Drama, Western
7.3
Mutoscope Reels
Animation
6.0
Where Did Our Love Go
0.0
Hall of Mirrors
7.0
The Tenth Legion
0.0
Divided Loyalties
0.0