Portraitist

This is one of the best film we ever had in our Festival. In our 7th edition it won the prize as best film, best film joung jury, best main actor and pubblic award. Thanks to the director Cyrus Neshvad.

Portraitist is a beautifully constructed drama that touches the heart with well-earned poignancy. The realistically portrayed misunderstandings between a grandfather, son, and grand-daughter use the conceit of an artist's neglect of family to power an intricate storyline and gorgeous visuals. I've seen this film three times at different festivals, and every time it's been a delight. Well worth seeing.

"Portraitist" deserves to be seen by EVERYONE! Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Dramatic Short at the Sedona International Film Festival, our audiences were RAVING about it, and it was one of the highest rated films in our festival's 26-year history! Absolutely gorgeous with an incredibly beautiful story line. Such a wonderful story told so powerfully! A MUST-SEE!

A wonderful touching short film from Cyrus Neshvad, a grandfather at the edge of despair is called to care for his dying granddaughter. Thank you Cyrus for submitting your film and keep our standard high. This short 10 out of 10.

"Beauty is a choice" and this Franco-Luxembourgish short has married her... In the "Portraitist", in fact, the technical qualities of the direction by Cyrus Neshvad and of the photography of Jacques Raybaut and the interpretative abilities of the actors (in particular Albert Delpy, the "grandfather") are seasoned with the poetry of the script that can also be hard, as sometimes life itself can be... But the film, rather than a poetry, is a picture that slowly takes shape on the canvas and where the author's signature certainly isn't missing...