The Portrait


35m 1999

Brief Synopsis

A cocky young photographer is assigned to get a portrait of the legendary Dora Gold. But Dora refuses to let herself be photographed until getting to know the young man a bit better -- and showing him a few things about himself that he doesn't want to see.

Film Details

Also Known As
Portrait
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
C5, Inc.; CFI Hollywood; City of Los Angeles; Green Set Inc; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Sound One

Technical Specs

Duration
35m

Synopsis

A cocky young photographer is assigned to get a portrait of the legendary Dora Gold. But Dora refuses to let herself be photographed until getting to know the young man a bit better -- and showing him a few things about himself that he doesn't want to see.

Crew

Berenice Abott

Contributing Photographer

Kathy Abott

Other

Fred Alston

Musician

Rebecca Baehler

1st Assistant Camera

Tobey Bays

Art Director

Jim Behnke

Executive Producer

Eric Bergman

Special Thanks

Lori Berhon

Special Thanks

Barry Berona

1st Assistant Camera

Staci Bienenfeld

Costumes

Jeff Blander

Other

Ron Bochar

Special Thanks

Stan Bochner

Adr Editor

George Borghi

Special Thanks

David Boulton

Adr Engineer

Joseph Bourque

Grip

Jonathan Bowra

Set Dresser

Sharon Boyle

Special Thanks

Diane Broussalian

2nd Assistant Camera

Alix Brown

Special Thanks

David Buckband

Set Dresser

Jenifer Chatfield

Special Thanks

Gary Chester

Recording Engineer

John Clark

Musician

Richard Clinton

Contributing Photographer

Karma Cloud

Special Thanks

Laurie Collins

Production Assistant

Tim Colohan

Production Designer

Jeffrey A Cook

Electrician

Pete Coral

Special Thanks

Lynne Coyer

Special Thanks

Ryan D. Craig

Production Assistant

Robert Cron

Costumes

Stephan Crump

Musician

Susan Csaszer

2nd Assistant Camera

James E Cushman

Dailies Consultant

Barbara Custer

Special Thanks

Jeanne D'antoni

Storyboard Artist

John M Davies

Music

John M Davis

Musician

John M Davis

Music

Ted Davis

Contributing Photographer

Tom Derose

Electrician

Michael K Devaney

2nd Assistant Director

Lee Dichter

Re-Recording Mixer

Jamey Dunford

Grip

Terry Edinger

Special Thanks

Peter Epstein

Musician

Walker Evans

Contributing Photographer

Harriet Fidlow

Adr Supervisor

Laurie Fink

Special Thanks

Chris Finley

Production Assistant

Robert Finley Iii

Director Of Photography

Steve Fishman

Special Thanks (Rockland Financial)

James Kidd Flemming

Other

Dave Flynch

Sound Editor

Ralph Fowler

Contributing Photographer

Isabelle Fox

Co-Producer

Robin Frazier

Contributing Photographer

Jim Gardner

Special Thanks

Darren Genet

2nd Assistant Camera

Michel Gentile

Musician

Micah Gisagni

Other

Larry Goodman

Special Thanks

Franz Hackl

Orchestrator

Todd Harris

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Hartman

Set Dresser

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Tammie Hicks

Costumes

Gary Honore

Special Thanks

David Horwich

Special Thanks

Victor Huezo

Grip

Robert Hunter

Special Thanks

Guy Lasellier Jackson

Gaffer

Sharre Jacob

Special Thanks

Sondra James

Special Thanks

Derek Jensen

Best Boy

Jim Jensen

Assistant Production Coordinator

Nancy Kirhoffer

Special Thanks

Beverly Klein

Costume Designer

Julie Landau

Special Thanks

Tracy Langan

Special Thanks (Panavision)

Dorothea Lange

Contributing Photographer

George Lara

Foley (Ditor)

Stephen Laughlin

Special Thanks (American Film Institute)

Dana Seltzer Levin

Production Accountant

Nadine Levin

Special Thanks

Paul A Levin

Producer

Sarah Jordan Levin

Special Thanks

Steven David Levine

Location Manager

Robin Lippin

Casting

Eric Little

Production Assistant

Bill Livingston

Production Coordinator

John Longmuir

Special Thanks

Kris Loughlin

Casting

Tim Lovasen

Other

Neil A Machlis

Special Thanks

Gary Martin

Special Thanks

Elizabeth Massie

Set Dresser

Marie Maurer

Assistant Property Master

Tony Mazzucchi

Key Grip

Anthony F Mazzuchi

Grip

Kimberly R Mccrod

Sound Editor

Kevin Mcnally

Production Assistant

Jeff Meshel

Special Thanks

John Mettam

Musician

Tobin Mills

Legal Services

Dani Minnick

Boom Operator

Rodney Mock

Grip

Mitch Morales

Electrician

Dan Muscarella

Color Timer

Hiroki Myano

Electrician

Brian Netzley

Special Thanks

Igor Nicholich

Apprentice Editor

Mike Nichols

Special Thanks

Bill Nisselson

Special Thanks

Christopher Orr

Associate Producer

James Owens

Electrician

Stefano Paltera

Contributing Photographer

Robert Burns Park

Special Thanks

Nina Paskowitz

Hair Stylist

Mara Pereira

Production Sound Mixer

Gay Perello

Property Master

Wes Phillips

Dolly Grip

Heidi Pickman

Contributing Photographer

Marjorie Proctor

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Aurelio Ramirez

Special Thanks

Danny Rathaus

Special Thanks

David Rathaus

Special Thanks

Mark Rathaus

Screenwriter

Mark Rathaus

Editor

Mark Rathaus

Producer

Nic Ratner

Music Editor

Dave Rawlinson

Special Thanks To

Nicholas Renbeck

Sound Editor

John Ridenour

Grip

Gabrielle Rivera

Set Dresser

Sandra Roach

Script Supervisor

Billy Robinson

1st Assistant Camera

Susan Romero

Makeup

Jeff Rose

Co-Producer

Arthur Rothstein

Contributing Photographer

Jay Rubin

Special Thanks

Cornelia Ryan

Special Thanks

Katrina L. Sanders

Transportation Coordinator

Katrina Sanders

Transportation Coordinator

Nina Saxon

Special Thanks

Roberto Schein

Grip

Honey Seltzer

Special Thanks

Edgar Shulz

Special Thanks

Kenneth Silverstein

1st Assistant Director

Paul Simon

Song; Song Producer & Performer ("Kodachrome")

Juliana Smick

Other

Ken Smith

Special Thanks

Michelle Souza

Photographic Consultant

Michelle Souza

Still Photographer; Contributing Photographer

Aaron Steffens

Best Boy Electric

Janelle Sterling

Craft Service

Alfred Stieglitz

Contributing Photographer

Jeff Stott

Special Thanks (Castle Rock Pictures)

Rebecca Sullivan

Other

Hanna Sunshine

Special Thanks

Troy Swezey

Boom Operator

Sandor Temlock

2nd Assistant Camera

Smith Timsawat

Special Thanks

Paul Toomey

2nd Assistant Camera

Art Tostado

Special Thanks

Tina Trego

Special Thanks

Becki Trujillo

Special Thanks

Brian Vancho

Foley Artist

Jerry Vernig

Special Thanks

Wally Walters

Caterer

Brad Webert

Driver

Jessica Weil

Production Assistant

David Wells

Security

Douglas Yates

Musician

Caren Young

Contributing Photographer

Steve Young

Other

Alan Zaleski

Apprentice Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Portrait
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
C5, Inc.; CFI Hollywood; City of Los Angeles; Green Set Inc; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Sound One

Technical Specs

Duration
35m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States August 24, 1999

Feature directorial debut for Paul A. Levin.

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States August 24, 1999 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "Twisted Hollywood Shorts" August 24, 1999.)