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Full Record for Film No. 143


Title:Portrait
Director 1:Preeya Lal
Country:UK
Year:1997
length:21 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:short film, documentary
Screenwriter:
Cinematographer:Adam Suschitzky
Editor:Conal Percy
Producer:Preeya Lal
Production company:The National Film and Television School
Cast:
Location:TABB
TABB No.:95
Synopsis:Behind every face lies a story. Bobby, Sumi and TJ draw people's portraits in Leicester Square. What do they think about while they sit and wait for the customers all day in this busy place? Where did they come from? Why are they there? The filmmaker explores themes of migration, memory and loss by drawing her own portrait of their lives.
Keyword 1:London
Keyword 2:painting

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