Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rebecca Miller
Written by	Rebecca Miller
Produced by	Alexis Alexanian Caroline Kaplan Jonathan Sehring John Sloss
Starring	Kyra Sedgwick Parker Posey Fairuza Balk
Cinematography	Ellen Kuras
Edited by	Sabine Hoffmann
Music by	Michael Rohatyn
Production company	United Artists
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co.
Release dates	January 12, 2002 (2002-01-12) (Sundance) November 22, 2002 (2002-11-22) (United States)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$125,000
Box office	$811,299[1]

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits is a 2002 American drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. It stars Kyra Sedgwick, Parker Posey, and Fairuza Balk as three women who escape from their afflicted lives as each struggle to flee from the men who confine their personal freedom.

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 12, 2002, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Excellence in Cinematography Award. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 22, 2002 to positive reviews from critics. At the 18th Independent Spirit Awards, Miller won the John Cassavetes Award, while Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead, and Kuras was nominated for Best Cinematography.