FormSet Not Saving Image or validating - django

Question

When I enter info into my formset, the images gets erased and I'm not able to advance to the next page. No errors appear on the page. Essentially, the form data isn't passing "is_valid". I'm pretty certain that there is something wrong in my view.py.
Models.py
class Testimonial(models.Model):
author = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE, default=None)
image = VersatileImageField('image_testimonial', upload_to=upload_location, validators=[file_size], null=True, blank=True)
message = models.CharField(max_length=300, default='', null=True, blank=True)
name = models.CharField(max_length=100, default='', null=True, blank=True)
city = models.CharField(max_length=100, default='', null=True, blank=True)
state = models.CharField(max_length=100, default='', null=True, blank=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.author.username
forms.py
class TestimonialForm (forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Testimonial
fields = ('image', 'message', 'name', 'city', 'state',)
views.py
#login_required(login_url="/accounts/login/")
def testimonials(request):
TestimonialFormSet = modelformset_factory(Testimonial, form=TestimonialForm, extra=3)
if request.method == 'POST':
formset = TestimonialFormSet(request.POST or None, request.FILES or None)
if formset.is_valid():
instances = formset.save(commit=False)
for instance in instances: #for instance in instances.cleaned_data:
instance.author = request.user
fix_orientation(instance.image)
instance.save()
return redirect('/accounts/profile/')
else:
args = {'formset': formset}
return render(request, 'accounts/page6.html', args)
else:
formset = TestimonialFormSet(queryset=Testimonial.objects.filter(author=request.user))
return render(request, 'accounts/page6.html', {'formset': formset})

Answer 1

I had to
a) include {{formset.errors}} in my template to render the error that was preventing submission
b) include {{ form.id }} in the template even though id isn't part of my model. This seems to be an odd quirk of formset, but alas, I can now submit the form.
Shoutout to Daniel Roseman for helping me find the answer!