To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007)

Director:

Seamus McNally

Writers:

Lawrence Ferlinghetti (writer)
Seamus McNally (writer)

Genre:

Short

Plot:

An aging, reclusive painter sets out into the wilderness to create a final masterpiece and obtain a...

Cast

Antoine Ray	...	Poet
T.D. White	...	Painter

Runtime:

15 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (35 mm version)

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Terrific film

Had the opportunity to see this little gem at a screening in Manhattan and it is a beautifully realized film. Produced by Loose Moon Productions, it was filmed in upstate New York over a period of several seasons and the effort extended for a fifteen minute short is reflected in the quality of the finished product. The imagery caught by the lens of Jonathan Cliff and the original music composed by Lance Horne surrounding the famous poem, 'To Paint the Portrait of a Bird' by Jacques Prevert, is mesmerizing and the unspoken performance by T.D. White as the aging painter is touching indeed. Not sure if this is yet available on DVD but try to see this if you can.