Experiencing Interruptions?

Self Portraits or: How to talk endearingly to possible victims

One day, your eyes will be mine…

Drunkard schoolteacher Quinn is confronted by the guilt of his affairs when a group of memoryless individuals begin to re-educate his long term partner Amy about his past, in this Big Board Films short by The Bomar Brothers.

  • Grant Lee Bomar
    Director
    American Gothic, My Dinner with an Android, Falsehood, Fringe
  • Grant Lee Bomar
    Writer
  • Dean Lee Bomar
    Writer
  • Geoffrey Lee Bomar
    Producer
  • Cristina Lisa Bomar
    Producer
  • Bryson Bonta
    Key Cast
    "Quinn"
    Parlous
  • Caitlin McPhail
    Key Cast
    "The Siren"
    Crow Hand, Content: The Lo-Fi Man
  • Wilbur Fitzgerald
    Key Cast
    "The Teacher"
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Baby Driver, Hunger Games
  • Leslie North
    Key Cast
    "Amy Moellering"
  • Malik Whitfield
    Key Cast
    "Amy 2"
  • Amelia Anderson
    Music
  • Dean Lee Bomar
    Music
  • Andrew Weaver
    Music
  • Matheo Gallardo
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Psychological, Thriller, Musical, School Film, Drama, Relationship
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 11, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Rolecall Indie Showcase "Slamdance of the Southeast"
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    April 26, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    March 22, 2024
    Official Selection
  • ATL 48HFP
    Atlanta
    United States
    July 11, 2023
    Winner, Best Poster
  • ATL 48HFP
    Atlanta
    United States
    July 11, 2023
    Winner, Best Set Design
  • ATL 48HFP
    Atlanta
    United States
    June 27, 2023
    World Premiere
    Winner, Audience Choice A
Director Biography - Grant Lee Bomar

The Bomar Brothers, Dean Lee Bomar (20) and Grant Lee Bomar (18) have been making films since the ages of 10 and 8. Grant has matured as a director through a series of unique indie projects supported by Dean's imaginative cinematography. Born in Scottsdale AZ, they are currently based in Austin, TX. Their production company Big Board Films also houses a studio in Atlanta, GA’s Old 4th Ward where they lived and worked for over a decade. Their films have been featured in festival selections and won awards across the country and internationally. They are currently attending film school in Austin with a split residency between ATX and ATL.

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Director Statement

I was 17 when I directed Self Portraits in June, 2023. The film is a surrealist rendition of a traditional Hollywood narrative about infidelity. The angst of the protagonist is presented abstractly as his world crumbles around him, and he gradually loses literal control over himself. The film is also a philosophical commentary on the way one forms their sense of identity, and how victimization and a loss of that self can lead to one living a life controlled by others. The use of the Schiele painting as a compositional motif in the film also parallels this meaning, exploring the concept of encountering a flawed image of yourself created by others that leads to the perception of oneself being incongruent with who one actually is, with those outside perceptions of the self becoming the reality of who one actually is if they are unable to fight against it.

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