An Independent Portrait


This is the Pittsburgh premiere by local filmmaker José Muniain, just back from the Latino International Film Festival in Los Angeles. It begins as film director Robert Young sits for his first formal portrait with the Spanish painter Félix de la Concha. The film unfolds in an artist's studio in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. As we watch de la Concha at work, Young discusses his career filming subjects ranging from nomadic Eskimo tribes to Sicilian slum-dwellers. In the process, the two artists discuss their calling. What drives them to do independent work? How do creative people find their subjects? How are they supported, thwarted and inspired by what goes on around them? (José Muniain; USA; 2006; 55 min)

The director and his crew are scheduled to appear.