Before the World Set on Fire

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Before the World Set on Fire
Directed byJaclyn Bethany
Written byJaclyn Bethany
Produced by
  • Rebecca Morandi
Starring
Cinematography
  • Irene Gomez-Emilsson
  • Mélisse Riahi
Music by
Production
companies
Bettye Katherine Edwards Films
Maua Media
Neon Heart Productions
Release date
  • November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05) (New Orleans Film Festival)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Before the World Set on Fire is a 2023 American mystery drama film directed and written by Jaclyn Bethany. The film stars Joe Adler, Mary Neely, David Call, Brooke Bloom, Eve Connolly and Julia Sarah Stone.[1] The film, shot and set during the pandemic, explores the tensions between a professor and her students.[2]

It premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival on November 5, 2023.[3][4]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on July 1, 2020, and concluded on August 1, 2020;[5] shooting also took place later in 2022.[6] The film is Bethany's "third drama".[7]

Reception

A review found that it was "a solid thriller" "that has us feeling lost and confused."[8] The film is also described as "a a drama set during the pandemic" "so that the production conditions adapt perfectly to the plot of the film, whose managers work from their respective containment whereabouts and communicate via Zoom."[9]

References

  1. ^ Etan Vlessing (July 1, 2020). "Brooke Bloom, Samuel Levine Board Quarantine Drama 'Before the World Set on Fire'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Before the World Set on Fire, de Jaclyn Bethany". Telva.com (in Spanish). January 17, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cinema Femme's 10 most anticipated films at the 2023 New Orleans Film Festival". Cinema Femme. November 1, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "34th New Orleans Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles". August 27, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. Variety Insight. Archived
    from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "NOFF 2023 Interview: Jaclyn Bethany on her mystery "Before the World Set on Fire"". Cinema Femme. November 6, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 10, 2020). "Buchwald Signs 'Indigo Valley' Filmmaker Jaclyn Bethany". Deadline. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ Geo, Saint (October 31, 2023). "'Before the World Set on Fire' Review: A Solid Thriller That Will Leave You Wondering". The Hollywood Handle. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Cinemanía (July 1, 2020). "Hollywood prepara sus primeras películas sobre la pandemia y el coronavirus". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved March 10, 2024.

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