Experiencing Interruptions?

Words Between Phrases

When a college student fights for the removal of a whipping post in his hometown, he is forced to reevaluate his priorities and his intrinsic biases.

  • Ben Bernard
    Director
    A Long Time Coming, The Piano Man
  • Ben Bernard
    Writer
    A Long Time Coming, The Piano Man
  • Isabella Watson
    Producer
    The Piano Man
  • Ricardo M Cruz
    Producer
  • Ben Bernard
    Producer
    A Long Time Coming, The Piano Man
  • Daniel Gomes
    Producer
  • Ryan Hemstock
    Key Cast
    "Tom"
  • Ricardo M Cruz
    Key Cast
    "Miles"
  • Paul E Doniger
    Key Cast
    "Mayor Albright"
  • Jamie Leo
    Key Cast
    "Rebecca"
    The Piano Man
  • Nathan King
    Key Cast
    "Zac"
  • Daniel De Carli
    Key Cast
    "Patrick"
  • Ben Bernard
    Key Cast
    "James"
  • Olivia Neil
    Director of Photography
    But I Made Cake, Occupational Hazard
  • Caroline Aubin
    Production Designer
  • James Scott
    Editor
    A Long Time Coming, Peter's Picture Palace
  • Samuel Hull
    Musical Composer
    Floor 13, A Long Time Coming
  • John Watson
    Gaffer
  • Althea Champion
    First Assistant Camera
    Occupational Hazard
  • Eric Althen
    Key Grip
  • Cicily Telesco
    Art Director
  • Jamie Leo
    Script Supervisor
    The Piano Man
  • Christian Winter
    Sound Recordist
    The Piano Man
  • Ethan Fiske
    Sound Designer
    The Piano Man
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.66:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Emerson College
Director Biography - Ben Bernard

Ben Bernard is a Los Angeles based director and producer. He is originally from Connecticut and graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in film and a minor in business studies.

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Director Statement

I grew up in a rural New England town, in a very liberal state, in a generally progressive part of the US. Many people who grew up in this kind of environment had a very interesting relationship with race. My town was majority white, and most of my friends were left leaning and in many cases active in social justice causes. Despite all of this we shared numerous and very clear blindspots in our understanding of the world. Tom and Miles are not meant to be representatives of every multiracial friendship or relationship in this country: they have a very specific connection and dynamic that is unique to the people they are, what age and generation they are, and the town/world they grew up in. When we don’t face questions and instances of bigotry in the communities we are a part of, and don’t think internally and evaluate our shortcomings, then all we are doing is pushing the can down the road. Societies don’t change without people changing, and people don’t change without understanding they have to change in the first place.