Whiplash is a 2013 American drama short film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer (Johnny Simmons) and an abusive bandleader (J. K. Simmons). It is the short that the feature film is based on. Whiplash premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013, where it won the Short Film Jury Prize. It was then adapted to a feature film, which won three Academy Awards.