The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking announced today the five nominees for the first annual Cinema Eye Heterodox Award, sponsored by Filmmaker Magazine.

The Cinema Eye Heterodox Award marks a new award category created to honor a narrative film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production. These films illuminate the formal possibilities of nonfiction filmmaking while raising provocative questions about on-going documentary orthodoxy and the perceived boundaries between narrative and nonfiction filmmaking.

The five films nominated for the first Heterodox Award are: Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio’s ALAMAR, Matt Porterfield’s PUTTY HILL, Michelangelo Frammartino’s LE QUATTRO VOLTE, Lena Dunham’s TINY FURNITURE, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES.

HAMILTON / UNION DOCS from Matt Porterfield on Vimeo.

 
Matt Porterfield will be sharing screen tests and new footage of Sky Ferreira and the METAL GODS’ cast at the Maryland Film Festival on Friday, May 8th, from 3:30-4:45.

Scenes were shot on April 26th in and around Raphael Alvarez’ home in Highlandtown on the RED camera. This screening will be part of a panel, hosted by Catherine Batavick and moderated by Kathi Ash, showcasing works-in-progress by three MDFF alum: Matt Porterfield, Ramona Diaz, and Kurt Kolaja. It will take place in the Maryland Film Office panel tent across the street from the Charles Theatre.