Family Portrait
Members of a Texas family gather under one roof to pose for an annual group photo. Before they can get to that, the chaos, intensified by the sudden disappearance of the mother, must be brought under control. The already tense atmosphere is thickening, while the impatient photographer is waiting.
‘Family Portrait’ Review: A Highly Cinematic Glimpse of a Fractured Reunion (The Hollywood Reporter)
awards
- Locarno IFF 2023 - Boccalino d'Oro for Best Director
- Black Canvas Film Festival, Mexico City 2023 - Best Director
Lucy Kerr
Born in 1990 in Houston, Texas, Lucy Kerr is a filmmaker, artist, choreographer, and educator. She received her M.A. in Visual and Performative Arts from the California Institute of the Arts. „Filmmaker Magazine” named Kerr one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Family Portrait is her full-length debut, which premiered at the Locarno Festival in 2023, and was also awarded with a special prize as part of US in Progress.
Filmography
2021 Crashing Waves (short)
2022 Site of Passage (short)
2023 Portret rodzinny / Family Portrait
Cast & Crew
