On Saturday, Taylor Swift made a rare public appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival, speaking with indie filmmaker Mike Mills about her short film for “All Too Well.”
At New York’s Beacon Theatre, she spoke with Mills for an hour, giving a fascinating glimpse into her creative process. Meet Film Geek (Taylor’s Version), a whole new side of Dr. Swift.
Taylor has been virtually deafeningly quiet on social media for the majority of the year.
She showed the movie and invited stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien to attend. And, to top it all off, she finished with a 10-minute solo acoustic rendition of “All Too Well.”
Taylor adopted a tough cineaste persona, which was fitting for such a prestigious film festival.
She summed up her objectives with a Cassavetes quote: “I’ve never seen a helicopter explode.” I’ve never witnessed somebody blowing someone’s head off.
The new cinematic version of “All Too Well,” officially titled “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film,” runs 11 minutes and 26 seconds.
Swift’s “10-minute” version, which was published on her re-recorded Red album, lasts 10 minutes and 13 seconds.
Swift’s current remix of the song closes with the dramatic “They say all’s well that ends well/ But I’m in a new hell every time/ You double cross my thoughts” line of the song repeating.
Stream her song “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)” on Spotify and Apple Music right now.