Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
An Independent Portrait
United States / 2006 / 55 min
Director: José Muniain
Producer: José Muniain
Executive Producer: David Hartman-PMI
Director of Photography: Ed Letteri
Camera: Marc Knobil, Joe Seamans
Editor: José Muniain, John Fischerkeller
Sound Director: Shawn Jackson
Music: Barrett Black
Film director Robert Young sits for his first formal portrait with the Spanish painter Félix de la Concha. The film unfolds in an artist's studio in the Pittsburgh Hill District. As we watch de la Concha at work, Young discusses his career filming subjects ranging from nomadic Eskimo tribes to Sicilian slum-dwellers. In the process, the two artists discuss their calling. What drives them to do independent work? How do creative people find their subjects? How are they supported, thwarted and inspired by what goes on around them?
El director de cine norteamericano Robert Young posa para el pintor español Félix de la Concha. El documental transcurre en un estudio en un barrio depresivo de Pittsburgh. A medida que progresa el retrato, el director se explaya sobre su propia carrera, que abarca desde el rodaje de esquimales nómades hasta habitantes de barrios miserables en Sicilia. Durante este intercambio, ambos artistas conversan sobre sus respectivas vocaciones. ¿Qué los impulsa a trabajar de manera independiente? ¿Cómo encuentran sus temas? De qué manera el ambiente que los rodea estimula o frustra su inspiración?
Cast: Robert M. Young, Félix de la Concha
Film Language: English
Film Year: 2006
Run Time: 55 min