‘For all the horrific accounts this film exposes, a sense of hope pervaded the film: hope that changes are happening, that more survivors are coming forward, that institutions are implementing new safeguards — and that just maybe this important film, if it is given the wide release it deserves, can have a profound impact on the world and its arts institutions. It certainly had a profound impact on me.‘

‘Dear Lara is one woman’s crusade to bring justice and the brightest spotlight to the heinous abuse that has plagued the prestigious music education halls for decades.‘

‘In the documentary Dear Lara, the #MeToo movement circles around to the insular, self-protective world of classical music. [...] The film names names, as it should, including James Levine, David Daniels, Placido Domingo, and Steven Shipps. The result in the St. John–directed doc is fascinating, chilling, and necessary.‘