Inside the NYC Premiere of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’ Short Film – The Hollywood Reporter

New York Metropolis’s AMC Lincoln Heart theater erupted with cheers on Friday as company clad in purple attire, scarves and berets danced and sang alongside to lyric movies from Crimson (Taylor’s Model), ready for his or her queen, Taylor Swift, to reach on the All Too Properly: The Quick Movie premiere.

“Please take your seats so our exhibiting can start,” an overhead voice mentioned, placing an finish to the dance social gathering however not the buzzing crowd, who eagerly appeared towards the theater entrance from time to time, hoping to see the star they’d been ready for.

To move the time, lyric movies for “Holy Floor (Taylor’s Model),” “Message in a Bottle (Taylor’s Model) (From the Vault),” “State of Grace (Taylor’s Model),” “Run (Taylor’s Model) (From the Vault),” “We Are By no means Getting Again Collectively (Taylor’s Model)” and “22 (Taylor’s Model),” amongst others, adorned the large display screen.

Lyric movies for a number of the hottest songs on #RedTaylorsVersion performed on the large display screen forward of the NYC premiere of the #AllTooWell Quick Movie pic.twitter.com/EYYH9aAEkS

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 12, 2021

When Swift and brief movie stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien did finally enter, they have been greeted with shouts of pleasure that continued by way of Swift’s introduction of the movie.

“We’re introduced right here at the moment to expertise the ‘All Too Properly: The Quick Movie’ premiere — collectively,” the Grammy-winning star mentioned. “This was a music that began off as a music on the album — only a easy observe 5,” she continued, referring to the longstanding custom Swift has of constructing the fifth observe on all of her albums probably the most private and tearjerking.

“It began off as a music that was my favourite. It was about one thing very private to me. It was very arduous to carry out it reside,” Swift added about “All Too Properly.” “Now, for me, actually, this music is 100% about us and for you.”

She went on to thank her followers for encouraging her to re-record her albums, saying that she wouldn’t have felt empowered or emboldened to take action with out them, which made her need to do as many issues as attainable in honor of the discharge of Crimson (Taylor’s Model) for her followers.

“A kind of issues was creating a whole cinematic universe round ‘All Too Properly,’” she mentioned to cheers. Towards the top of her introduction, she thanked Sink and O’Brien for his or her “phenomenal jobs” within the brief movie and inspired company to “really feel your emotions. We’ve offered tissues,” packs of which have been handed to company upon arrival.

The brief movie opens up with a shot of Sink and O’Brien in mattress, and Sink asking, “Are you actual?” Except for that, “All Too Properly (10-Minute Model)” makes up a lot of the audio within the movie, apart from one explicit scene between Sink and O’Brien.

After the screening and a standing ovation, Swift, Sink and O’Brien headed to the entrance of the theater and shared what the challenge meant to them.

“From begin to end, this has simply been a surreal expertise,” Sink mentioned. “I’m so glad we lastly get to share this with everybody, and I hope you all loved.”

“Hey,” O’Brien started. “I’m sorry about that,” referring to his position within the movie, to which an viewers member shouted “Asshole,” and he laughed, including, “That’s proper!” He continued with reward for Swift. “Taylor, you’re a genius and, like, probably the most lovely particular person ever.”

When O’Brien and Sink have been carried out, Swift performed coy, saying, “I imply there may be one other factor … I imply I don’t know, I simply figured, we’re right here, we haven’t carried out a, God, what are these issues? A reside efficiency. We haven’t carried out one shortly,” because the company cheered. “I’ve by no means carried out the 10-minute model earlier than, and I really feel like it could solely be proper if that have been to occur on this room, if it’s OK with you.”

Friends have been handed a pack of tissue with the phrases “#AllTooWell” forward of the premiere of #AllTooWellTheShortFilm and sobs all through the theater point out the tissues have been put to good use in the course of the movie and the primary efficiency of the 10-minute model of “All Too Properly” pic.twitter.com/CYR2mPnxmq

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 12, 2021

Earlier than beginning her first efficiency of “All Too Properly (10-Minute Model),” guitar in hand, Swift inspired her followers to sing alongside along with her.

As soon as the efficiency was over, Swift bid her followers adieu and mentioned there’d be a second screening for anybody who wished to observe it once more — which most did. It’s a brief movie they’ll keep in mind all too nicely.

All Too Properly: The Quick Movie airs worldwide on YouTube at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Friday.