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The Portrait

The night her love dies, a painter wants to make a portrait of her before the day comes and they take her away, fighting her pain and her own artistic blockage. When he is giving the last brushstrokes, it seems that she is not dead.

  • Diana Caro
    Director
    El Cuervo, Tauro
  • Diana Caro
    Writer
    El Cuervo, Tauro
  • Juanma Paz
    Producer
  • Tania Watson
    Key Cast
    Stop Over in Hell
  • Cristobal Araque
    Key Cast
  • Antonio J. Asiáin
    Music Composser
  • ANTONIO Sanz Jimenez
    Director of Photography
  • Sergio Salas
    Film Editor
  • Rebeca Arribas
    Art
  • Ana Arriaga
    Hair stylist
  • Minsya
    Make-up
  • Rodrigo Gonzalez
    Fx
  • Javier Villa
    FX
  • Adán Latonda
    Sound design & Mixer
    Vampyres
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Suspense, Terror, Ficción
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    4,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Fimucinema

    Spain
    Official Selection
  • Sitges Fantastic Film Festival

    Spain
  • MADRIFF

    Spain
  • Festival internacional de cine de Granada

    Spain
    Premios Lorca
  • Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre

    Argentina
    Official Selection
  • Short Shot Fest

    Russian Federation
  • Boden Internaional Film Festival

    Sweden
  • 80 Screams International Film Festival

    United States
  • Fescilmar

    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
  • Floripa Que horror!

    United States
  • Festival Internacional de cine terror de Valparaiso

    Chile
  • Wolf Tree Film Festival

    United States
  • Cortos con Ñ
    Madrid
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • NOOGA Underground Film Fest (NUFF)

    United States
  • Standalone Film Festival

    United States
  • ConCarolinas
    Carolina
    United States
    Official Selection
  • River Film Festival

    Official selection
  • Cotswold International Film Festival

    Winner
  • Metropolis Film Festival

    Winner
  • Toronto Indie Horror Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Shadow Film Festival

    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Artistic Films
    Distributor
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Diana Caro

Screenwriter and director, Diana Caro has worked in both film and theater, adapting for the audiovisual world "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe or the myth of the Minotaur. "The Portrait" is her most recent work of hers, where she delves into the subject of art and madness. She has writtens scripts for other audiovisual productions as "The Puppeteer", and her next project will be in the film "Mandylion". Also noteworthy are her work with Irish director Denis Rafter and Grupo Smedia. Her projects have crossed both national and international borders. She has also tackled social issues as in "La casa gris" or the video clip genre as she did in "In labyrintho".

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Director Statement

THIS TIME, BEAUTY WILL NOT SAVE US.