Arts+Culture / FeatureGlimpse behind the film satirising art gallery bullshitFilmmaker Katherine Bernard and the stars of Crush, including Hari Nef and Cecilia Corrigan, let us in on how it all went down with Genius annotations of the scriptShareLink copied ✔️April 29, 2016Arts+CultureFeatureText Anna Cafolla Life in a gallery can be bitchy, competitive and pretty exhausting, that’s a given. But Katherine Bernard’s latest filmic offering brings to life a much more sinister world behind the high gloss. Starring Dazed 100er Hari Nef, Cecilia Corrigan, Alex Karpovsky (Girls) and Wayne Koestenbaum, Crush is a film that traces the pitfalls of naive gallery girl Cale (Corrigan) as she navigates an exhibition opening gone wrong. Bernard, Corrigan, and Nef have used Genius to annotate an excerpt from the Crush screenplay, and you can click on the yellow highlights below to get a glimpse into what went down behind the scenes. INT. COMPANY GALLERY, EVENING OF THE SHOW.We see the sculpture: one piece up, one down. The last bit of daylight is in the gallery. CLARE stands just outside the doors. CLARECale! CALE walks out looking a little flushed. CALEHi. Hi. It was great. CLAREYou were perfect tonight. CALEI didn’t do anything. CLARE shifts into “bestie” mode. CLARE[Leaning in] So, seriously... were you around when the sculpture fell? I mean, no big deal, whatever happened, but... CALE[Breathy] I was. I was in the back and Steven was... CLAREDid he say anything to you about it? CALE[She exhales] He was crushed. A beat. CLAREReally? He was upset? CALENo, I mean. He was crushed.[Smiles] Crushed. CALE turns and reenters the party. ROLL CREDITS. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingMet Gala 2026: Dazed editors pick who they want to see on the red carpetFrom Michaela Stark to Gabe Gordon – and a classic McQueen showpiece – the Dazed team are manifesting these looks on the Met stepsFashionBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismOakley FashionGoing ‘field mode’ with Roger ScottFilm & TVWhat do sex workers actually think of Euphoria?Life & Culture‘She was secretly the landlord’: Readers on their housemate horror storiesArt & PhotographyThe most loved photo stories of April 2026FashionTechno-fascist fashion: Why Silicon Valley is moving into menswear PolaroidArt & PhotographyThree Dazed Clubbers on documenting a complete digital detoxArt & PhotographyPetra Collins’ dark, twisted portrait of pop stardomEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy