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.

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.