Night Portraiture (2021)

Synopsis

Night Portraiture was a series of experiments in improvised filmmaking, created during the hours between 1:00 and 6:00 a.m. across various New York locales (Gowanus, Kensington, the subway system) in 2013. In semi-somnambulistic altered states, the artists play out scenes inspired by the night, the city, and found objects along the way. This eight-minute edit, recut by the filmmakers in 2021, comprises scenes from the first Night Portraiture. (Screened 2/17/22 at MoMA as part of Millennium Film Workshop: “Nighttime” NYC event).

Release Date: 2021-01-01

Runtime: 8 minutes

Director: David J. White