
Diego Semerene

DIRECTOR
Diego Semerene
YEAR
2026
COUNTRY
Brazil | The Netherlands
RUNTIME
81
minutes
LANGUAGE
Portuguese | French
PRODUCER
Diego Semerene
ADVISORY
Nudity
CAST
Ericsom Semerene, Diego Semerene
Oscillating between the past and the present—and the paternal and the romantic—Portrait of the Father at 71 explores a volatile bond between a father and adult child. Twenty years ago, Diego Semerene cast their father to play the role of some of their former lovers in a film. With a camera trained on the father’s reactions as he watches the resulting work for the first time, Semerene boldly confronts the unresolved feelings and unspoken barriers that have long stood between them.
Mix Alum
US Premiere









Diego Semerene is a Brazilian filmmaker and scholar based in the Netherlands, where they teach queer and transgender studies at the University of Amsterdam.