On the Impossibility of an Homage (2024)

Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.

• Year: 2024
• Genres: Documentary
• Countries: Germany, Romania
• Languages: Romanian
• Runtime: 19 min