DEAR LARA
About the Film
Dear Lara is a feature documentary, directed by Lara St. John and produced by Patrick Hamm.
When violinist Lara St. John goes public about her own assault as a child at an elite music school she uncovers a global pattern of abuse in the classical music world and joins fellow survivors to confront an entrenched culture of silence.
PREMIERE ANNOUNCEMENT
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Acclaimed Canadian musician Lara St. John recently premiered her first feature documentary at the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
DEAR LARA (Dir: Lara St. John; featuring Robie Brown, Lisamarie Vana, Mascha van Sloten, Zeneba Bowers, Katherine Needleman, Heather Bird, Samuel Schultz, Scott St. John, Marci Hamilton, Anne Midgette, Sammy Sussman and Okke Westdorp). As a teenage violin prodigy, Lara St. John was feted by classical music’s most prestigious learning institutions. Once within their walls, however, she became one of the many students sexually abused by some of the most revered senior figures in the field. In her heartbreaking, enraging documentary, St. John fearlessly names names - the survivors, who bravely speak out; the degenerates, who exploited them; and the web of spineless collaborators, who guarded the reputation of the musical community instead of protecting those in their care. The global network of abusers is horrific; the spirit of St. John and her fellow survivors, heartening. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
