This Saturday:

On April 4th, at 8PM, UnionDocs will be screening a 16mm print of Matthew Porterfield’s debut feature Hamilton.  Richard Brody, editor and writer at the New Yorker and author of Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard, will be present to moderate a post-screening discussion.  Following, Porterfield will provide a preview of his forthcoming feature Metal Gods.  Producer Jordan Mintzer and cinematographer Jeremy Saulnier will also be present.

Hamilton chronicles two summer days in the life of a young family. Lena, 17, and Joe, 20, are two recent and accidental parents residing in a diverse, suburban neighborhood in northeast Baltimore City.  When the picture begins, Lena is looking for Joe. Lena, who lives with Joe’s family, wants to see him before she leaves town for the month of August. He’s rented an apartment from a neighbor and works two jobs, providing her with money, but very little of his time. Through Lena’s search we are introduced to her daughter, her family and friends, her neighborhood, and Joe, her baby’s father.

This is the official blog home update source for all things METAL GODS, the new motion picture gnarly film by Matt Porterfield. At this very moment, we are casting: looking all over the east coast for teenagers that rule. Our first open auditions will be held December 6th at AVAM, the American Visionary Art Museum, at 800 Key Highway in Baltimore City (see map below). If you’ve found this site through MySpace or Facebook or Twitter or Flickr you might know that already. And if you want to attend, please get in touch so we can schedule a time with you. We expect a large turnout and want to see e v e r y o n e.

And if you’re reading this and you’re like, but I’m not an actor, don’t worry. If you’ve never acted before that’s cool. And if you have acted before, that’s cool too. It’s all cool.

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And we’re not just casting teenagers – there are over 30 speaking roles in the film and 100’s of extras. Though the primary roles are for people 14-23, there are adults in the film, too. There’s a woman in her 80’s (octogenarians holla), a kid age 6, some dudes in their 30’s, and a woman age 35. It’s diverse. Get at me! Be in this movie!