Lucy Kerr
Jun 3, 1990 - Houston, Texas, USA
Lucy Kerr is a filmmaker, choreographer, and artist from Texas and based in New York. She was named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film in Filmmaker Magazine in 2022. Her debut feature film, Family Portrait, garnered her the Boccalino d’Oro for Best Director at Locarno Film festival, the Best Director Award from Black Canvas Film Festival, the Best Picture, Best Actress, and the Best Artistic Contribution (Camera, Sound, Production Design) Awards from Hainan Island International Film Festival. The film made its theatrical premiere at Metrograph after making its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival and screening at festivals including Chicago International Film Festival, El Gouna Film Festival, American Film Festival, Mannheim-Heidelberg, D’A Film Festival, Fest de Films de Femmes, among others. The film was lauded by the press for being “highly cinematic…an intoxicating portrait” - The Hollywood Reporter, “quietly haunting” - Screen Daily, and “one of this year's best” - The Village Voice.
