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A bearded man holding a paint palette and red cup talks with a woman beside a vivid figurative painting in Cynthia Chatman’s short film Pastiche. Layered colors, expressive faces, and crowded studio surroundings bring the film’s art-world setting to life.

Pastiche

A Short Film Written & Directed by Cynthia Chatman

Synopsis

Art student Christine, discovers that her father hasn’t been paying the taxes on their home and it’s about to go into foreclosure.  Desperate for money, she enters into a dubious partnership with a fellow artist who’s desperate for her love. 

Pastiche
A young man in a dark blazer speaks to a woman in a denim jacket in Cynthia Chatman’s short film Pastiche. Framed over her shoulder, his expressive face becomes the focus of their exchange, with gallery artwork and a timber column behind him.
A woman in a denim jacket exchanges a steady gaze with a man wearing glasses and a black leather cap in Cynthia Chatman’s short film Pastiche. Rough stone and exposed brick frame their conversation, drawing attention to her attentive expression and his slight smile.
A gray-haired woman takes a phone call amid brushes, books, and stacked papers in Cynthia Chatman’s short film Pastiche. Her animated expression and richly detailed studio connect the personal exchange to the film’s world of art and questionable partnerships.

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