Based on real accounts, a model takes matters into her own hands to expose a serial predator in the photography world.
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Winner of the Genera grant, Portrait is a tense drama short film, starring:
Sorcha Groundsell (His Dark Materials, Clique, The Innocents).
Winner of 7 Best Film awards and several other categories, PORTRAIT has been described as "distressingly authentic" and "brilliant and relevant".
It tells the story of Rhetta, an industrious model who sets up a shoot with a predatory photographer, notorious for his coercion tactics and aggressive actions. However, little does he realise that Rhetta has orchestrated this meeting as a sting to expose his inappropriate behaviour on an online video livestream.
The film is built on research from interviews with 21 models about their experiences overcoming the abuse of power in the photography world.
BEST FILM AWARDS
OTHER AWARDS
- Best Short Winner (Independent Film Awards London)
- Best Short Winner (Swindon Independent FF)
- Best Short Winner (Formosa FF)
- Best Drama Winner (Southport International FF)
- Best Drama Winner (Suffolk Shorts)
BIFA-qualifying
- Best Drama Winner (Kino London Short FF)
- Best Film Winner (Beeston FF - Women's Voices)
- Best Director Winner (Kino London Short FF)
- Best Director (Formosa FF)
- Best Editing Winner (Kino London Short FF)
- Best Editing (Unrestricted View FF)
- Best Editing (Birmingham FF)
BAFTA-qualifying selections:
- Official Selection (Carmarthen Bay FF)
- Official Selection (British Urban FF)
Amani Zardoe
as Tara
Isabelle Bonfrer
as Anya
Will Nash
as Dixon
Stephanie Siadatan
as Mel
Nina Yndis
as Nessa
Director:
Keir Siewert
Producer:
Alix Austin
Executive Producer:
Christian Parton
Writers:
Keir Siewert & Anonymous
2nd Assistant Camera:
Arianna Cavalensi
Sound Recordist:
Ellen Versluijs
Michael Chubb
Sound Re-recording Mixer:
Natasha Haycocks
Editor:
Kurt Schneider
Composer:
Thibault Chavanis
Intimacy Co-ordinator:
Alix Austin
