Family Portrait
2023 — 78’
“Indeed, there’s a surreal side to Family Portrait, although the film also feels hyperreal in places, with sound designer Nikolay Antonov turning up the mix at key moments. When leaves rustle, it’s like a tidal wave suddenly washing over the land. At other times the sound almost drops out completely, plunging the viewer into a troubling void.”
-Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
WATCH THE FILM
June 28th - July 4, 2024
Metrograph, New York, NY info
Director: Lucy Kerr
Producer: Insufficient Funds, Megan Pickrell
Director of Photography: Lidia Nikonova
Written by: Lucy Kerr and Karlis Bergs
Editing: Lucy Kerr and Karlis Bergs
Production Sound Mixer: Andrew Siedenburg
Supervising Sound Editors: Nikolay Antonov and Andrew Siedenburg
Sound Design: Nikolay Antonov and Andrew Siedenburg
Re-recording Sound Mixer: Nikolay Antonov
Post-production Supervisor: Nikolay Antonov
Featuring: Deragh Campbell, Chris Galust, Rachel Alig, Katie Folger, Robert Salas,
Silvana Jakich, Veronica Cinibulk, Ed Hattaway, Vanessa Cetodal, Christian Huey,
Les Weiler, David McGuff, Miriam Spumpkin, Luke, Gray, Rhett, and Magnolia Picarazzi
World Premiere: 76º Locarno Film Festival Concorso Cineasti del presente
awards:
Locarno Boccalino d’Oro Locarno 2023 — Best Director
Hainan Island IFF 2023 — Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Artistic Contribution
Black Canvas Film Festival — Black Canvas Best Director Award 2023
FIDLab AirFrance Prize 2022
Austin Film Society Feature Film Grant 2022
US in Poland 2022 New Horizons Award
festivals:
76º Locarno Film Festival
7º Black Canvas Film Festival
59º Chicago International Film Festival
14º American Film Festival Poland
15º Houston Cinema Arts Festival
72º Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival
6º El Gouna Film Festival
14º Uknown Pleasures
5º Hainan Island IFF
14º D’A - Barcelona Film Festival
46º Fest Du Femmes Festival