All Too Well: The Short Film

{{Infobox film

| image = File:All Too Well short film poster.jpg

| caption = Official poster

| director = Taylor Swift

| writer = Taylor Swift

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Taylor Swift
Saul Germaine}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Sadie Sink
Dylan O'Brien
Taylor Swift}}

| cinematography = Rina Yang

| editing = Ted Guard

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Taylor Swift Productions
Saul Projects

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| distributor = {{Plainlist|

PolyGram Entertainment and Republic Records
(YouTube)
Universal Pictures (Theatrical)}}

| runtime = 15 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| based_on = {{Based on|"All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)"|Taylor Swift}}

| released = {{film date|2021|11|12}}

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All Too Well: The Short Film is a 2021 musical romantic drama short film written and directed by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift in her filmmaking debut. A film adaptation of her critically-acclaimed song "All Too Well" (2012), it is set against the backdrop of the uncut, 10-minute version of the song released in 2021. It stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien as a romantic couple whose up-and-down relationship ultimately falls apart, compounded by their age gap. Swift cited the works of Barbara Stanwyck, John Cassavetes, and Noah Baumbach as artistic influences upon the film.

Produced by Saul Projects and Taylor Swift Productions, All Too Well: The Short Film was released on November 12, 2021, in select theaters by Universal Pictures and on YouTube by UMG's PolyGram Entertainment and Republic Records, in conjunction with Swift's second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version). After a premiere at the AMC Theatres in Lincoln Square, New York City, it had a limited theatrical release in major cities as well as special screenings at the 2022 Tribeca and Toronto film festivals. It received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed towards Swift's direction as a debut filmmaker as well as the acting, script, drama, and production values.

The film garnered several awards and nominations from music and film organizations, including an American Music Award, a Grammy Award, a Hollywood Critics Association Award, and an Art Directors Guild Award; at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Video of the Year and Best Direction, making Swift the first artist in VMA history to win Best Direction for a self-directed work.

Synopsis

All Too Well: The Short Film is a film adaptation of the 10-minute version of the song "All Too Well" by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.{{Cite web |last=Pooley |first=Jack |date=2022-09-17 |title=20 Movies That Will Win Oscars In 2023 |url=https://whatculture.com/film/20-movies-that-will-win-oscars-in-2023?page=20 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website=WhatCulture |quote=The short, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien as an embattled couple, received strong acclaim upon release [...] |archive-date=September 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917181122/https://whatculture.com/film/20-movies-that-will-win-oscars-in-2023?page=20 |url-status=live }} It also functions as a music video for the song. A literary quote from the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda—"Love is so short, forgetting is so long", from his poem "Puedo Escribir Los Versos"—opens the film.{{NoteTag|The poem is popularly known by its English-language title "Tonight I Can Write". The original Spanish-language line of the quote is "Es tan corto el amor, y es tan largo el olvido." Swift previously included the quote in the liner notes of Red (2012).{{Cite web|last=Ahlgrim|first=Callie|title=All the details you probably missed in Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' short film|website=Business Insider|access-date=September 1, 2021|url=https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-all-too-well-video-details-easter-eggs-2021-11?amp|date=November 16, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830045224/https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-all-too-well-video-details-easter-eggs-2021-11?amp|url-status=live}}}} The story chronicles the relationship of two doomed lovers, Her and Him, compounded by an age gap.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-16 |title=Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' Is A Poignant Reminder That Sometimes In Love It Pays To Question An Age Gap |url=https://www.womenshealth.com.au/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-is-a-poignant-reminder-that-sometimes-in-love-it-pays-to-question-an-age-gap/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Women's Health |language=en-AU |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222153838/https://www.womenshealth.com.au/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-is-a-poignant-reminder-that-sometimes-in-love-it-pays-to-question-an-age-gap/ |url-status=live }} "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" plays throughout the film, except during a dialogued conflict between Her and Him. The song details a blooming romance between two people and its subsequent dissolution and resulting heartbreak.{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=November 13, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Offers Peek Into Her Past With 'All Too Well: The Short Film' |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-music-video-all-too-well-10-minute-version-debut-1235111395/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218065329/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-music-video-all-too-well-10-minute-version-debut-1235111395/ |url-status=live }} The nearly 15-minute film is divided into seven chapters—"An Upstate Escape", "The First Crack in the Glass", "Are You Real?", "The Breaking Point", "The Reeling", "The Remembering", and the epilogue "Thirteen Years Gone"—describing the relationship between Her and Him through various phases.

Plot

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Sadie Sink \| Her
Dylan O'Brien \| Him{{NoteTag\|At the red carpet premiere, when asked if his character was based on American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, whom the song is speculated to be about, O'Brien said that his character's name is Brandon.{{Cite web\|last=LaMantia\|first=Brooke\|date=November 12, 2021\|title=Waiting for Taylor's Version Was Worth It\|url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-to-well-film.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 13, 2021\|website=The Cut\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113030647/https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-to-well-film.html \|archive-date=November 13, 2021 }}{{Cite web\|date=November 12, 2021\|title=Dylan O'Brien Takes On Jake Gyllenhaal Comparisons in 'All Too Well' Short\|url=https://extratv.com/videos/dylan-o-brien-takes-on-jake-gyllenhaal-comparisons-in-all-too-well-short/\|url-status=live\|access-date=November 13, 2021\|website=Extra\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113030645/https://extratv.com/videos/dylan-o-brien-takes-on-jake-gyllenhaal-comparisons-in-all-too-well-short/ \|archive-date=November 13, 2021}}}}
Taylor Swift \| Older Her{{NoteTag\|Credited as Her, later on}}
Shawn Levy \| Her dad{{Cite web \|last1=Bailey \|first1=Alyssa \|last2=Feller \|first2=Madison \|date=2021-11-13 \|title=Taylor Swift Left So Many Easter Eggs in the 'All Too Well' Short Film \|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38238785/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-easter-eggs/ \|access-date=2022-12-22 \|website=Elle \|language=en-us \|archive-date=December 22, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222153837/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38238785/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-easter-eggs/ \|url-status=live }}

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Actor

! Role

Sadie Sink

| Her

Dylan O'Brien

| Him{{NoteTag|At the red carpet premiere, when asked if his character was based on American actor Jake Gyllenhaal, whom the song is speculated to be about, O'Brien said that his character's name is Brandon.{{Cite web|last=LaMantia|first=Brooke|date=November 12, 2021|title=Waiting for Taylor's Version Was Worth It|url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-to-well-film.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=The Cut|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113030647/https://www.thecut.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-to-well-film.html |archive-date=November 13, 2021 }}{{Cite web|date=November 12, 2021|title=Dylan O'Brien Takes On Jake Gyllenhaal Comparisons in 'All Too Well' Short|url=https://extratv.com/videos/dylan-o-brien-takes-on-jake-gyllenhaal-comparisons-in-all-too-well-short/|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=Extra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113030645/https://extratv.com/videos/dylan-o-brien-takes-on-jake-gyllenhaal-comparisons-in-all-too-well-short/ |archive-date=November 13, 2021}}}}

Taylor Swift

| Older Her{{NoteTag|Credited as Her, later on}}

Shawn Levy

| Her dad{{Cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Alyssa |last2=Feller |first2=Madison |date=2021-11-13 |title=Taylor Swift Left So Many Easter Eggs in the 'All Too Well' Short Film |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38238785/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-easter-eggs/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Elle |language=en-us |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222153837/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a38238785/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-easter-eggs/ |url-status=live }}

The story starts with the couple lying in bed together, Her mesmerized by Him. They venture into upstate New York in a car. Her leaves her red scarf at a house belonging to Him's sister. Their relationship takes a turn at a dinner party, where Him ignores his girlfriend with a hand gesture, as he is busy catching up with his friends, making Her uncomfortable. They fight afterwards; Him is arrogant and dismissive, while a distraught Her is heartbroken but still wants to stay with Him. He apologizes and kisses Her to end the argument, and they dance in the refrigerator light. Him starts to distance himself from Her, eventually breaking up with her. A devastated Her weeps in bed, ignoring his phone calls. Her is seen typing on her typewriter and crumpling paper sheets. A montage shows Her alone at parties and sorrowful on her 21st birthday.{{NoteTag|Her is also seen in her bed wearing a plaid shirt that Him once wore during their trip upstate.}} Him's life carries on as he walks alone down a Brooklyn street, recalling some of the happier moments in his relationship with Her. The film then jumps 13 years into the future, where Her has become an author and released her book All Too Well,{{NoteTag|The book cover highly resembles that of The Giving Tree, a popular children's storybook about a divisive relationship between a boy and the eponymous tree.}} presumably detailing the heartache she went through with Him. She reads from the book to an audience in a packed bookstore. Outside the store, an older Him stands in the snow, watching Her through the window, wearing the same scarf she left behind 13 years ago.

Conception and production

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Swift stated via her social media that All Too Well: The Short Film was shot on 35 mm film by Japanese-Korean-British cinematographer Rina Yang.{{Cite magazine|last=Bowenbank|first=Starr|date=November 11, 2021|title=Here's Exactly When (and Where) Fans Can Watch Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' Short Film|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9658510/how-to-watch-taylor-swift-all-too-well-film|access-date=November 11, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111161025/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9658510/how-to-watch-taylor-swift-all-too-well-film/|url-status=live}} Yang used an "Arri Arriflex 235 for handheld and steadicam, and Panavision MXL for dolly work"; lenses were Panavision Primo, with 11:1 Primo zoom. She shot exterior scenes on Kodak Ektachrome—the same kind she had used to shoot the HBO television series Euphoria.{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2021 |title=Rina Yang on shooting Taylor Swift's All Too Well: The Short Film |url=https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/rina-yang-on-shooting-taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film/ |access-date=June 6, 2022 |website=British Cinematographer |archive-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606113247/https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/rina-yang-on-shooting-taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film/ |url-status=live }} Swift cited "Barbara Stanwyck films, particularly 1937's Stella Dallas", as artistic influences upon her film in addition to those of John Cassavetes and Noah Baumbach, especially his drama film Marriage Story (2019), among other works.{{Cite web |title=Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well: The Short Film' Qualifies For 2023 Oscar Race |url=https://etcanada.com/news/920250/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-the-short-film-qualifies-for-2023-oscar-race/ |access-date=August 13, 2022 |date=August 12, 2022 |website=ET Canada |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820172917/https://etcanada.com/news/920250/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-the-short-film-qualifies-for-2023-oscar-race/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Taylor Swift wants an Oscar. So she took 'All Too Well' to TIFF |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-09/taylor-swift-tiff-oscar-all-too-well-toronto-2022 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910032107/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-09-09/taylor-swift-tiff-oscar-all-too-well-toronto-2022 |url-status=live }} She also mentioned the films The Way We Were (1973), Love Story (1970), and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) as sources of inspiration.{{Cite web |last=Kate Carr |first=Mary |date=2022-10-11 |title=Taylor Swift credits Mad Men for Midnights track inspiration |url=https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-mad-men-midnights-track-inspiration-1849642378 |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=The A.V. Club |archive-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012093923/https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-mad-men-midnights-track-inspiration-1849642378 |url-status=live }}

Swift said she wanted tell a story about "girlhood calcifying into this bruised adulthood" with the film.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2022-12-13 |title=How Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' Film Channeled Her 'Girlhood Calcifying Into This Bruised Adulthood' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reflects-directing-all-too-well-1234646792/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214054324/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-reflects-directing-all-too-well-1234646792/ |url-status=live }} On Late Night with Seth Meyers, she said she cast Sink and O'Brien because they were the only two people she imagined playing the roles, noting that she was a fan of O'Brien's works and that she would not have proceeded with making the film had Sink turned down the offer. Swift explained that she likes "working with friends or people who I think would be excited about working with me" and added that she was "just blown away by what [Sink and O'Brien] did—they went out and left it all on the field".{{Cite web |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |date=2021-11-13 |title=Watch Taylor Swift's New 'All Too Well' Short Film |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2021/11/13/watch-taylor-swifts-new-all-too-well-short-film/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Our Culture Mag |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222153841/https://ourculturemag.com/2021/11/13/watch-taylor-swifts-new-all-too-well-short-film/ |url-status=live }} Sink stated she accepted Swift's offer without hesitation as she was a fan of Swift and was also interested in playing a "more rounded and mature" role while portraying her Stranger Things character Max Mayfield during production of the series' fourth season.{{Cite magazine |last=Canfield |first=David |title=Sadie Sink on Her Challenging and Thrilling Breakout Year |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/awards-insider-sadie-sink-stranger-things-4 |access-date=2022-06-16 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616152243/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/06/awards-insider-sadie-sink-stranger-things-4 |url-status=live }} Stranger Things director Shawn Levy makes a cameo appearance as the father of Sink's character in the short film.{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/all-too-well-taylor-swift-shawn-levy-cameo-director-explained/|title=Adam Project Director Explains Surprise Taylor Swift Music Video Cameo|date=March 11, 2022|website=ScreenRant}} Swift further revealed that Sink and O'Brien "were so electric and [improvising] a lot of what they were doing that we just couldn't take the camera off [them]".{{Cite web|last=Doria|first=Matt|date=November 13, 2021|title=Watch Taylor Swift's heart-wrenching short film 'All Too Well'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-taylor-swifts-heart-wrenching-short-film-all-too-well-3094428|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=NME|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609040835/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-taylor-swifts-heart-wrenching-short-film-all-too-well-3094428|url-status=live}} At the end of the film, Swift played an older version of Sink's character.{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |title=All the details you probably missed in Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' short film |url=https://www.insider.com/taylor-swift-all-too-well-video-details-easter-eggs-2021-11 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}

Release and promotion

In June 2021, Swift announced that her re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of her fourth studio album Red (2012), would be released on November 19, 2021; the release date was later moved up to November 12.{{cite magazine|last1=Mier|first1=Tomás|date=September 30, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Announces That Her Red Re-Recording Is Coming a 'Week Earlier Than Scheduled'|magazine=People|url=https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-to-drop-red-taylors-version-november-12/|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930175916/https://people.com/music/taylor-swift-to-drop-red-taylors-version-november-12/|url-status=live}} It contains both the re-recorded version of the track "All Too Well" and its 10-minute uncut version as a bonus track "from the vault".{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Made Fans Work to Uncover the Red Bonus Tracks|first1=Zoe|last1=Haylock|first2=Bethy|last2=Squires|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/taylor-swift-teases-red-rerecorded-songs-from-the-vault.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2021|website=Vulture.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805162735/https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/taylor-swift-teases-red-rerecorded-songs-from-the-vault.html |archive-date=August 5, 2021 }}{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=November 4, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Locks Down Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers Appearances for 'Red' Release Night|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-appearances-red-taylors-version-1235105449/|url-status=live|access-date=November 7, 2021|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104235056/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-appearances-red-taylors-version-1235105449/ |archive-date=November 4, 2021 }} On November 5, 2021, Good Morning America revealed a teaser for the short film.{{Cite magazine|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=November 5, 2021|title=Grab Your Red Scarves: Taylor Swift Teases 'All Too Well' Short Film|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-red-short-film-1253713/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118104705/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-red-short-film-1253713/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=November 5, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Enlists Sadie Sink, Dylan O'Brien for 'All Too Well' Short Film|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-gma-1235105721/|magazine=Variety|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105133731/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-gma-1235105721/|url-status=live}} The teaser featured a vintage car driving down on a quiet road surrounded by autumnal trees, as well as the names of the cast members. All Too Well: The Short Film is a dramatized account of the incidents and dynamics of the relationship described in the song.{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=November 13, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Offers Peek Into Her Past With 'All Too Well: The Short Film'|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-music-video-all-too-well-10-minute-version-debut-1235111395/|access-date=November 13, 2021|work=Variety|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218065329/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-music-video-all-too-well-10-minute-version-debut-1235111395/|url-status=live}} It is about "an effervescent, curious young woman who ends up completely out of her depth", stated Swift.{{Cite web|last=Feinberg|first=Scott|date=August 12, 2022|title=Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Jeremy Lin, Naomi Osaka Shorts Have Qualified for Oscar Consideration (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taylor-swift-kendrick-lamar-oscar-live-action-short-eligibility-1235194690/|access-date=August 13, 2022|website=Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826023116/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/taylor-swift-kendrick-lamar-oscar-live-action-short-eligibility-1235194690/|url-status=live}} She described it as an expression of her gratitude to her fans for their reception to the song "All Too Well" over the years.{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-red-taylors-version/ |title=Taylor Swift premieres All Too Well short film with performance of 10-minute version of song that inspired it |last1=Derschowitz |first1=Jessica |last2=Lamphier |first2=Jason |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 12, 2021 |access-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113000540/https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-red-taylors-version/ |url-status=live }}

The film's world premiere took place on November 13 at the AMC Theatres in Lincoln Square, New York City{{Cite news |last1=Calvario |first1=Liz |last2=Seemaye |first2=Zach |date=November 11, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Celebrates 'Red (Taylor's Version)' |work=Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-celebrates-red-taylors-version-release-with-fun-late-night-appearances-175055 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117225158/https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-celebrates-red-taylors-version-release-with-fun-late-night-appearances-175055 |url-status=live }} with handpicked fans among those who attended. Each audience member received an autographed movie poster and a custom packet of tissues.{{Cite news |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' and the Weaponization of Memory |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/arts/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well.html |access-date=December 28, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=December 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217123137/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/15/arts/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well.html |url-status=live }} Swift performed "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" in the theatre after the screening.{{Cite magazine |last1=Derschowitz |first1=Jessica |last2=Lamphier |first2=Jason Lamphier |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift premieres All Too Well short film with performance of 10-minute version of song that inspired it |url=https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-red-taylors-version/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113000540/https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-red-taylors-version/ |url-status=live }} The film was later released on the same day on YouTube, 13 hours after the album's release at midnight.{{Cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=November 5, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Reveals 'All Too Well' Short Film Is Coming Very Soon |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9655783/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105140036/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9655783/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film/ |url-status=live }} It had a limited theatrical release in major cities.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Shania |date=2021-11-15 |title=Taylor Swift's All Too Well Short Film Has Higher Letterboxd Ratings Than Parasite |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/662048/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film-has-higher-letterboxd-ratings-than-parasite/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=/Film |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813134434/https://www.slashfilm.com/662048/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film-has-higher-letterboxd-ratings-than-parasite/ |url-status=live }}

It was also screened in two film festivals. On June 11, 2022, All Too Well: The Short Film had a special screening at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=June 11, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift, Film Nerd: 'All Too Well' Singer Gives Rare Solo Performance at Tribeca |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tribeca-film-festival-all-too-well-1366715/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 13, 2022 |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612174320/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tribeca-film-festival-all-too-well-1366715/ |url-status=live }} The film was screened in its 35 mm form for the first time at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2022, at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, Ontario.

A video of behind the scenes from the short film was released on December 8, 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2022-12-08 |title=Taylor Swift Directs 'All Too Well: The Short Film' in Behind-the-Scenes Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-directs-all-too-well-short-film-in-bts-video-1234643929/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209162628/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-directs-all-too-well-short-film-in-bts-video-1234643929/ |url-status=live }}

Reception

= Commercial performance =

Following its release to YouTube, the film was the number-one trending video on the platform with over 14 million views. It amassed 32 million views in its first three days. The short film helped its source material, "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)", debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, garnering Swift her eighth number-one song in the US, and the longest song ever to top the chart—a feat recognized in Guinness World Records.{{Cite web |last=Edel |first=Victoria |date=2022-08-15 |title="All Too Well: The Short Film" Could Nab Taylor Swift Her First Oscar Nom |url=https://www.popsugar.com/node/48590173 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Popsugar}} As of September 2024, the film has over 101 million views on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2022-12-21 |title=Taylor Swift Doesn't Make Oscar Shortlist for 'All Too Well' Short Film, but Advances for 'Carolina' Original Song |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/musicians/taylor-swift-all-too-well-oscars-snub-1235467496/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224085242/https://variety.com/2022/awards/musicians/taylor-swift-all-too-well-oscars-snub-1235467496/ |url-status=live }}

= Critical response =

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All Too Well: The Short Film received acclaim from film critics,{{cite web |last=McNeal |first=Bria |date=2021 |title=Taylor Swift to screen 'All Too Well' at Tribeca Film Festival |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-all-too-well-tribeca-film-festival-screening |accessdate=August 29, 2022 |website=Nylon |quote=The short film, starring Stranger Thing{{'s}} Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien, premiered on November 12th to critical acclaim. |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112170315/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-all-too-well-tribeca-film-festival-screening |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Laura |date=September 23, 2022 |title=On The Rise of Taylor Swift, Filmmaker |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/on-the-rise-of-taylor-swift-filmmaker |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=RogerEbert.com |quote=Nearly a year after the short film's debut—garnering near-universal acclaim |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923043154/https://www.rogerebert.com/features/on-the-rise-of-taylor-swift-filmmaker |url-status=live }} with particular emphasis on Swift's vision as a filmmaker.{{Cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=2022-10-14 |title='Genuine': why Taylor Swift can celebrate more than an album release |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/14/taylor-swift-celebrate-album-release-midnights-pop-acclaim |access-date=2022-10-14 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014143722/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/14/taylor-swift-celebrate-album-release-midnights-pop-acclaim |url-status=live }} Variety{{'s}} Ramin Setoodeh dubbed the short film "a music video on steroids meets a Noah Baumbach movie".{{Cite web |last=Setoodeh |first=Ramin |date=November 13, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Premieres 'All Too Well: The Short Film' With Live 10-Minute Performance of Her Beloved Song |url=https://news.yahoo.com/taylor-swift-premieres-too-well-215236938.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Yahoo! News |publisher=Variety |language= |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816193216/https://news.yahoo.com/taylor-swift-premieres-too-well-215236938.html |url-status=live }} Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone called it a "dramatic and moving" film that "digs deep into heartache and scarf lore".{{Cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|date=November 12, 2021|title=Taylor Swift Digs Deep Into Heartache and Scarf Lore With 'All Too Well' Short Film|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-ten-minute-short-film-1257075/|url-status=live|access-date=November 13, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113000718/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-ten-minute-short-film-1257075/ |archive-date=November 13, 2021 }} Rhian Daly of NME said the film underscores "the emotional power of [Swift's] storytelling" with "devastating cinematography" and "electric performances" by Sink and O'Brien.{{Cite web|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=November 13, 2021|title=Taylor Swift's 'All Too Well' short film highlights the emotional power of her storytelling|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film-highlights-the-emotional-power-of-her-storytelling-3094407|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=NME|archive-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113111047/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/taylor-swifts-all-too-well-short-film-highlights-the-emotional-power-of-her-storytelling-3094407|url-status=live}} Collider{{'s}} Ryan Louis Mantilla reported that "Sink and O'Brien bring Swift's characters to life with vividly emotional performances telling an incredibly moving tale of love, power, gaslighting, and heartache in the 15-minute film."{{Cite web |last=Mantilla |first=Ryan Louis |date=2022-09-02 |title=Taylor Swift to Attend Special 'All Too Well: The Short Film' Screening at TIFF 2022 |url=https://collider.com/taylor-swift-tiff-screening-all-too-well-short-film-35mm/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Collider |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903172137/https://collider.com/taylor-swift-tiff-screening-all-too-well-short-film-35mm/ |url-status=live }}

Karl Quinn, in his review for The Sydney Morning Herald, complimented the "gorgeously cliched Notebook-style" screenplay, Swift's direction, and the "finely tuned" performances of Sink and O'Brien.{{Cite web|last=Quinn|first=Karl|date=November 16, 2021|title=Taylor Swift's All Too Well short film: On controlling the narrative and having the last word|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/taylor-swift-s-all-too-well-short-film-control-the-narrative-you-win-20211116-p599en.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 19, 2021|website=Sydney Morning Herald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116075415/https://amp.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/taylor-swift-s-all-too-well-short-film-control-the-narrative-you-win-20211116-p599en.html |archive-date=November 16, 2021 }} Vogue{{'s}} Sarah Spellings said many of the film's scenes felt like "in-jokes with the audience" and commended the midway dialogue featuring an argument between Sink and O'Brien's characters: "It felt less like a real fight and more like how you describe a fight to your friends later. In other words, it was a depiction of how a fight feels."{{Cite web|date=November 12, 2021|title=Just Give In to the Exquisite Sappiness of "All Too Well"|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-all-too-well-music-video|access-date=August 27, 2022|website=Vogue|archive-date=August 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826184805/https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-all-too-well-music-video|url-status=live}} In USA Today, Patrick Ryan wrote that the film was "operatic in its emotions and scope" and felt the argument scene was "particularly gut-wrenching".{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Taylor Swift opens up about 'moments of extreme grief' after losing masters: 'It was a very hard time' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/11/taylor-swift-tribeca-all-too-well-short-film/7597620001/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=USA TODAY |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813130648/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/11/taylor-swift-tribeca-all-too-well-short-film/7597620001/ |url-status=live }} Billboard{{'s}} Paul Grein also praised the argument, saying the writing in the scene is "so vivid that it's easy to see Swift winning an Oscar for screenwriting one day".

Laura Coates, publishing on RogerEbert.com, commended Swift's direction, the "meticulous lighting and eye for production design", Yang's camerawork, and the "electric" chemistry between Sink and O'Brien. Coates highlighted the argument scene as well: "Though the instinct may be to emphasize the volatility of their relationship with quick, jarring cuts, the unflinching persistence of the single take means the viewer is left with nothing to do but squirm and despair as we watch their relationship fall apart before our eyes." In a less favorable review, Renaldo Matadeen of Comic Book Resources described the film as a "powerful character portrait" with "great cinematography and clever pacing", but felt that Swift's appearance near the end as a grown Sink "takes away from the artistic, auteur feel" of the film, preventing it from being a "perfect indie film".{{Cite web |last=Matadeen |first=Renaldo |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's All Too Well Is the Perfect Indie Film – Until the End |url=https://www.cbr.com/taylor-swift-all-too-well-perfect-film-until-cameo/ |access-date=June 5, 2022 |website=CBR |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901174751/https://www.cbr.com/taylor-swift-all-too-well-perfect-film-until-cameo/ |url-status=live }}

The film briefly had the highest rating on film review site Letterboxd before Parasite (2019) regained the status.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-13 |title=Meet Taylor Swift, Filmmaker: Singer Tops Letterboxd, YouTube, and Spotify Charts with 'All Too Well' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-too-well-1234679261/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=IndieWire |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813135453/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/taylor-swift-all-too-well-1234679261/ |url-status=live }}

Accolades

All Too Well: The Short Film has received awards recognition in a diverse set of fields. It was nominated in five categories at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, including Swift's fifth nomination for Video of the Year,{{NoteTag|Before the film, Swift had been nominated for Video of the Year for "I Knew You Were Trouble" in 2013, "Bad Blood" in 2015, "You Need to Calm Down' in 2019, and "The Man" in 2020.}}—a record tied with Beyoncé for the most Video of the Year nominations;{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2022-07-28 |title=A Closer Look at the (Already History-Making) 2022 VMA Video of the Year Nominees |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/mtv-video-of-the-year-vma-nominees-analysis/ |access-date=2022-07-30 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729230419/https://www.billboard.com/lists/mtv-video-of-the-year-vma-nominees-analysis/ |url-status=live }} Swift was also nominated for Best Direction for a third consecutive year, following the music videos of "The Man" in 2020 and "Willow" in 2021.{{Cite magazine |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Emily |title=Taylor Swift Receives Five VMA Nominations For Her Self-Directed "All Too Well" Music Video |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/07/taylor-swift-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-all-too-well-kendrick-lamar-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow |access-date=2022-07-27 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727071059/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/07/taylor-swift-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-all-too-well-kendrick-lamar-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-26 |title=VMAs 2022: Taylor Swift's epic 'All Too Well' video could make history in more ways than one |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/taylor-swift-vmas-record/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=GoldDerby |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726190118/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/taylor-swift-vmas-record/ |url-status=live }} The film won Video of the Year and Best Longform Video, and Swift won Best Direction; she became the first artist to win Video of the Year three times, and the first artist to win Video of the Year for a self-directed video. She won four awards at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards, including Best Artist and Best Pop Act for the first time, and tied with Lady Gaga as the most awarded woman in EMA history (12 each).{{Cite news |date=2022-11-14 |title=Taylor Swift triumphs at MTV Europe Awards |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63621180 |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116104208/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63621180 |url-status=live }} Swift won six awards at the 2022 American Music Awards, including Favorite Music Video and Artist of the Year.{{Cite magazine |date=2022-11-21 |title=Here Are All the 2022 AMAs Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/ |access-date=2022-11-21 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120204306/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-amas-winners-list-1235174393/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, Swift became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Music Video as sole director; it was her second win in the category after "Bad Blood" (2015).{{Cite web |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Makes GRAMMY History (Again) With Best Music Video Win For "All Too Well: The Short Film" {{!}} 2023 GRAMMYs |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-the-short-film-best-music-video-winner-2023-grammys |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=www.grammy.com}}

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scope="row"\|NME Awards \|March 2, 2022 \|Best Music Video \|{{center\|Taylor Swift}} \|{{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite news \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bandlab-nme-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations-3147154 \|title=BandLab NME Awards 2022: Full list of nominations revealed \|first=Andrew \|last=Trendell \|date=January 27, 2022 \|access-date=July 26, 2022 \|publisher=NME \|archive-date=January 27, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127202726/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bandlab-nme-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations-3147154 \|url-status=live }}}}
scope="row"\|ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards \|March 5, 2022 \|Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial \|{{center\|Ethan Tobman, Mila Khalevich, Emil Pilosov}} \|{{won}} \|{{center\|{{Cite web \|last1=Giardina \|first1=Carolyn \|last2=Gajewski \|first2=Ryan \|date=March 6, 2022 \|title='Dune,' 'Nightmare Alley,' 'No Time to Die' Win Art Directors Guild Awards \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/art-directors-guild-awards-winners-list-1235101611/ \|access-date=June 4, 2022 \|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|archive-date=March 6, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306040850/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/art-directors-guild-awards-winners-list-1235101611/ \|url-status=live }}}}
scope="row"\| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia \|June 7, 2022 \|Global Spotlight Award \|{{center\|Swift}} \|{{nom}} \|{{center\|{{Cite web \|title=June 4th "Short Film Day" Global Spotlight Award 2022 Nominees were Announced \|url=https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/globalspotlight/ \|access-date=June 4, 2022 \|website=ShortShorts.org \|archive-date=June 15, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615045755/https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/globalspotlight/ \|url-status=live }} {{cite web\|url=https://www.shortshorts.org/en/\|title=About SHORTSHORTS\|publisher=Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia\|accessdate=August 12, 2022\|archive-date=June 4, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604124148/https://www.shortshorts.org/en/\|url-status=live}}}}
scope="row"\|Set Decorators Society of America Awards \|August 2, 2022 \|Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Short Format \|{{center\|Tobman, Khalevich}} \|{{nominated}} \| {{center\|{{Cite web \|date=2022-06-15 \|title=Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) nominations for television and music video include 'Severance,' 'Dickinson,' Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" \|url=https://awardswatch.com/set-decorators-society-of-america-sdsa-nominations-for-television-and-music-video-include-severance-dickinson-taylor-swifts-all-too-well/ \|access-date=2022-06-16 \|website=AwardsWatch \|archive-date=June 15, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615215406/https://awardswatch.com/set-decorators-society-of-america-sdsa-nominations-for-television-and-music-video-include-severance-dickinson-taylor-swifts-all-too-well/ \|url-status=live }}}}
rowspan="5" scope="row" \|MTV Video Music Awards \| rowspan="5" \| August 28, 2022 \|Video of the Year \|rowspan="3"\|{{center\|Swift}} \|{{Won}} \| rowspan="5" \|{{center\|{{Cite web \|last=Montgomery \|first=Daniel \|date=2022-08-29 \|title=2022 VMA winners list: Here's who won in all categories at MTV Video Music Awards \|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-vma-winners-list-1205054676/ \|access-date=2022-08-29 \|website=GoldDerby \|archive-date=August 29, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829013339/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-vma-winners-list-1205054676/ \|url-status=live }}}}
Best Longform Video \|{{Won}}
Best Direction \|{{Won}}
Best Editing	{{center\|Ted Guard}} \|{{Nominated}}
Best Cinematography \|{{center\|Rina Yang}} \|{{nominated}}
scope="row" \|UK Music Video Awards \|October 27, 2022 \|Best Cinematography in a Video \|{{center\|Yang, Swift}} \|{{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.promonews.tv/news/2022/09/28/uk-music-video-awards-2022-all-nominations-years-ukmvas/78564\|title=UK Music Video Awards 2022: all the nominations for this year's UKMVAs\|website=Promonews\|date=28 September 2022\|accessdate=28 September 2022\|archive-date=January 12, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112170315/https://www.promonews.tv/news/2022/09/28/uk-music-video-awards-2022-all-nominations-years-ukmvas/78564\|url-status=live}}}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|MTV Europe Music Awards \|rowspan="2"\|November 13, 2022 \|Best Video \|rowspan="3"\|{{center\|Swift}} \|{{won}} \|rowspan="2" \|{{center\|{{Cite web\|title=2022 MTV EMA Winners: See The Full List\|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/usfb9y/mtv-ema-winners-2022\|access-date=2022-11-12\|website=MTV\|archive-date=November 13, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113221244/https://www.mtv.com/news/usfb9y/mtv-ema-winners-2022\|url-status=dead}}}}
Best Longform Video \|{{won}}
scope="row" \|American Music Awards \|November 21, 2022 \|Favorite Music Video \|{{won}} \|{{Center\|}}
scope="row" \|Grammy Awards \| February 5, 2023 \|Best Music Video \|{{center\|Swift, Saul Germaine}} \|{{Won}} \|{{Center\|{{cite news \|last=Willman \|first=Chris \|date=2022-11-15 \|title=Grammy Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List \|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ \|url-status=live \|work=Variety \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115180923/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ \|archive-date=2022-11-15 \|access-date=2022-11-15 }}}}
scope="row" \|Hollywood Critics Association Awards \|February 24, 2023 \|Best Short Film \|{{Center\|Swift}} \|{{Won}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url= https://discussingfilm.net/2023/02/24/hca-film-awards-2023-full-winners-list/ \|title= HCA Film Awards 2023: The Winners \|first= Andrew \|last= J. Salazar \|work= DiscussingFilm \|date= February 24, 2023 \|access-date= October 24, 2023 \|archive-date= October 24, 2023 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231024013619/https://discussingfilm.net/2023/02/24/hca-film-awards-2023-full-winners-list/ \|url-status=live}}}}

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+Awards and nominations for All Too Well: The Short Film

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Date of ceremony

! scope="col" | Category

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scope="row"|NME Awards

|March 2, 2022

|Best Music Video

|{{center|Taylor Swift}}

|{{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bandlab-nme-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations-3147154 |title=BandLab NME Awards 2022: Full list of nominations revealed |first=Andrew |last=Trendell |date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=July 26, 2022 |publisher=NME |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127202726/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bandlab-nme-awards-2022-full-list-of-nominations-3147154 |url-status=live }}}}

scope="row"|ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards

|March 5, 2022

|Short Format: Web Series, Music Video or Commercial

|{{center|Ethan Tobman, Mila Khalevich, Emil Pilosov}}

|{{won}}

|{{center|{{Cite web |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |last2=Gajewski |first2=Ryan |date=March 6, 2022 |title='Dune,' 'Nightmare Alley,' 'No Time to Die' Win Art Directors Guild Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/art-directors-guild-awards-winners-list-1235101611/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306040850/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/art-directors-guild-awards-winners-list-1235101611/ |url-status=live }}}}

scope="row"| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

|June 7, 2022

|Global Spotlight Award

|{{center|Swift}}

|{{nom}}

|{{center|{{Cite web |title=June 4th "Short Film Day" Global Spotlight Award 2022 Nominees were Announced |url=https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/globalspotlight/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=ShortShorts.org |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615045755/https://shortshorts.org/2022/en/information/globalspotlight/ |url-status=live }}
{{cite web|url=https://www.shortshorts.org/en/|title=About SHORTSHORTS|publisher=Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia|accessdate=August 12, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604124148/https://www.shortshorts.org/en/|url-status=live}}}}

scope="row"|Set Decorators Society of America Awards

|August 2, 2022

|Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Short Format

|{{center|Tobman, Khalevich}}

|{{nominated}}

| {{center|{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) nominations for television and music video include 'Severance,' 'Dickinson,' Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" |url=https://awardswatch.com/set-decorators-society-of-america-sdsa-nominations-for-television-and-music-video-include-severance-dickinson-taylor-swifts-all-too-well/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=AwardsWatch |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615215406/https://awardswatch.com/set-decorators-society-of-america-sdsa-nominations-for-television-and-music-video-include-severance-dickinson-taylor-swifts-all-too-well/ |url-status=live }}}}

rowspan="5" scope="row" |MTV Video Music Awards

| rowspan="5" | August 28, 2022

|Video of the Year

|rowspan="3"|{{center|Swift}}

|{{Won}}

| rowspan="5" |{{center|{{Cite web |last=Montgomery |first=Daniel |date=2022-08-29 |title=2022 VMA winners list: Here's who won in all categories at MTV Video Music Awards |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-vma-winners-list-1205054676/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=GoldDerby |archive-date=August 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829013339/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-vma-winners-list-1205054676/ |url-status=live }}}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Nominated}}

|{{center|Rina Yang}}

|{{nominated}}

scope="row" |UK Music Video Awards

|October 27, 2022

|Best Cinematography in a Video

|{{center|Yang, Swift}}

|{{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/news/2022/09/28/uk-music-video-awards-2022-all-nominations-years-ukmvas/78564|title=UK Music Video Awards 2022: all the nominations for this year's UKMVAs|website=Promonews|date=28 September 2022|accessdate=28 September 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112170315/https://www.promonews.tv/news/2022/09/28/uk-music-video-awards-2022-all-nominations-years-ukmvas/78564|url-status=live}}}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" |MTV Europe Music Awards

|rowspan="2"|November 13, 2022

|Best Video

|rowspan="3"|{{center|Swift}}

|{{won}}

|rowspan="2" |{{center|{{Cite web|title=2022 MTV EMA Winners: See The Full List|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/usfb9y/mtv-ema-winners-2022|access-date=2022-11-12|website=MTV|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113221244/https://www.mtv.com/news/usfb9y/mtv-ema-winners-2022|url-status=dead}}}}

Best Longform Video

|{{won}}

scope="row" |American Music Awards

|November 21, 2022

|Favorite Music Video

|{{won}}

|{{Center|}}

scope="row" |Grammy Awards

| February 5, 2023

|Best Music Video

|{{center|Swift, Saul Germaine}}

|{{Won}}

|{{Center|{{cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2022-11-15 |title=Grammy Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ |url-status=live |work=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115180923/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ |archive-date=2022-11-15 |access-date=2022-11-15 }}}}

scope="row" |Hollywood Critics Association Awards

|February 24, 2023

|Best Short Film

|{{Center|Swift}}

|{{Won}}

|{{center|{{cite web|url= https://discussingfilm.net/2023/02/24/hca-film-awards-2023-full-winners-list/ |title= HCA Film Awards 2023: The Winners |first= Andrew |last= J. Salazar |work= DiscussingFilm |date= February 24, 2023 |access-date= October 24, 2023 |archive-date= October 24, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231024013619/https://discussingfilm.net/2023/02/24/hca-film-awards-2023-full-winners-list/ |url-status=live}}}}

Legacy

Publications have described the short film as one of the biggest newsmakers and pop culture moments of 2021.Attributed to sources below:

{{Cite web |last1=Andrew |first1=Scottie |last2=Asmelash |first2=Leah |title=The pop culture moments of 2021 we couldn't forget if we tried |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/best-pop-culture-moments-2021-cec/index.html |access-date=December 30, 2021 |website=CNN |date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229232042/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/29/entertainment/best-pop-culture-moments-2021-cec/index.html |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web|last=Ruiz|first=Michelle|date=December 15, 2021|title=The 10 best pop-culture moments of 2021|url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/the-10-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2021|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=Vogue India|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229160644/https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/the-10-best-pop-culture-moments-of-2021|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|title=Ye's 'Donda' rollout, Adele's triumphant return and more of 2021's biggest music moments|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/12/29/kanye-donda-adele-return-the-weeknd-super-bowl-olivia-rodrigo-debut-among-best-2021-music-moments/9028361002/|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=USA TODAY|archive-date=December 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229192309/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/12/29/kanye-donda-adele-return-the-weeknd-super-bowl-olivia-rodrigo-debut-among-best-2021-music-moments/9028361002/|url-status=live}}
{{Cite web|date=December 17, 2021|title=How Taylor Swift reclaimed 2012 to win 2021|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-12-17/taylor-swift-red-fearless-evermore|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=December 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230061136/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-12-17/taylor-swift-red-fearless-evermore|url-status=live}} iHeartRadio called it a "cultural sensation", and the short film also invited "Oscar buzz",{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Taylor Swift to present 'All Too Well' short film at Toronto International Film Festival |url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/taylor-swift-to-present-all-too-well-short-film-at-toronto-international-film-festival-1.18452547 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903171133/https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/taylor-swift-to-present-all-too-well-short-film-at-toronto-international-film-festival-1.18452547 |archive-date=September 3, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=IHeart Radio}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=Could Taylor Swift Win an Oscar for 'All Too Well'? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-toronto-film-festival |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211163630/https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-toronto-film-festival |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=James |first=Emily St. |date=2022-09-09 |title=Does Taylor Swift want an Oscar? Perhaps (ahem) All Too Well. |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2022/9/9/23340127/taylor-swift-oscar-all-too-well-short-film-tiff |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Vox |language=en |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211163631/https://www.vox.com/culture/2022/9/9/23340127/taylor-swift-oscar-all-too-well-short-film-tiff |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Taylor Swift has finally given us All Too Well's behind-the-scenes |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-film-behind-the-scenes/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Capital |language=en |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211163632/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-film-behind-the-scenes/ |url-status=live }} Google searches of Sink and O'Brien reached an all-time high upon its release.{{Cite web |last=Flanagan |first=Hanna |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's Version) Causes Google Searches for Red Lipstick and Red Scarves to Spike |url=https://people.com/style/red-taylor-swift-causes-google-searches-for-red-lipstick-and-red-scarves-to-spike/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123214849/https://people.com/style/red-taylor-swift-causes-google-searches-for-red-lipstick-and-red-scarves-to-spike/ |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2021 |website=People}} Various media outlets described the short film's absence from the shortlist for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film a snub.{{Cite web |last=Lee Lenker |first=Maureen |date=December 21, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift's short film 'All Too Well' is not on the Oscar shortlist |url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/taylor-swift-all-too-well-snubbed-oscar-shortlist-best-live-action-short-film/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=December 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222181731/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/taylor-swift-all-too-well-snubbed-oscar-shortlist-best-live-action-short-film/ |url-status=live }}

Canadian singer Michael Bublé, in the music video for his 2022 single "I'll Never Not Love You", referenced and recreated iconic "love scenes" from various films with his wife, Luisana Lopilato; it included All Too Well: The Short Film, with Bublé as Him and Lopilato as Her.{{Cite magazine|last=Lee Lenker|first=Maureen|date=February 22, 2022|title=All the romantic films Michael Bublé recreates all too well in his new music video|url=https://ew.com/music/all-the-romantic-films-michael-buble-recreates/|access-date=February 23, 2022|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=February 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226223322/https://ew.com/music/all-the-romantic-films-michael-buble-recreates/|url-status=live}}

The Department of English of the Queen's University at Kingston, a public research university in Ontario, Canada, offers a fall semester course titled "Taylor Swift's Literary Legacy (Taylor's Version)", with a syllabus requiring students to analyze many of Swift's works, such as All Too Well: The Short Film, to understand their literary references and sociopolitical relevance in contemporary culture.{{Cite web |title=Cultural Studies: Theory into Practice {{!}} Department of English |url=https://www.queensu.ca/english/undergraduate/courses/engl-294 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509060657/https://www.queensu.ca/english/undergraduate/courses/engl-294 |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2022 |website=Queen's University at Kingston}}

Following the success of the short film, Swift was inspired to venture further into filmmaking.{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=2022-06-12 |title=Taylor Swift "Would Love" to Direct a Feature Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-direct-movie-all-too-well-short-film-1235163775/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221043721/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/taylor-swift-direct-movie-all-too-well-short-film-1235163775/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Yasharoff |first=Hannah |title=Taylor Swift to make feature film directorial debut following 'All Too Well' short film success |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/12/09/taylor-swift-directing-first-feature-film/10864987002/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=USA Today |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221043828/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/12/09/taylor-swift-directing-first-feature-film/10864987002/ |url-status=live }} In December 2022, Searchlight Pictures announced that Swift has written an original script and will direct her debut feature film; details about the cast, plot, and title were withheld "until a later date".{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=2022-12-09 |title=Taylor Swift Making Feature Directing Debut for Searchlight Pictures |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/taylor-swift-feature-directing-debut-searchlight-pictures-1235455606/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210030559/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/taylor-swift-feature-directing-debut-searchlight-pictures-1235455606/ |url-status=live }} She took part in Variety{{'s}} Directors on Directors series opposite British-Irish filmmaker Martin McDonagh to elucidate her filmmaking approach.{{Cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=2022-12-08 |title=Taylor Swift, James Cameron, Ryan Coogler and Gina Prince-Bythewood Set for Variety's Directors on Directors Series |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/taylor-swift-james-cameron-ryan-coogler-gina-prince-bythewood-variety-directors-on-directors-1235453552/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

According to Kodak, the short film, which was photographed in 35mm Ektachrome by Yang, contributed to generating an "enormous interest" in the format.{{Cite web |last=Hemphill |first=Jim |date=2022-04-01 |title=How 'Euphoria' and Taylor Swift Are Reviving Spike Lee's Favorite Film Stock |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/euphoria-taylor-swift-ektachrome-1234712364/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}