Portrait of the Father at 71
November 20, 2026
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6:30 pm
Dixon Place
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
Portrait of the Father at 71
Diego Semerene
2026
Portuguese | French
Brazil | The Netherlands
81
minutes
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.
