His low-budget debut feature, Hamilton, made on 16 mm film with a cast of non-professional actors from Baltimore, proved a "minor miracle", wrote Richard Brody in The New Yorker. The magazine went on to tag the film as "the most original, moving and an accomplished American independent film in recent years".[2]
Considered a sleeper hit, Porterfield's Putty Hill again reverted to his hometown as the film revolves around a small working class community in Baltimore city. The film was critically acclaimed for combining documentary and narrative traditions into a lyrical study of memory and loss. It was featured in the 2013 Whitney Biennial.
His 2013 feature, I Used to Be Darker, conceived as a melodrama, showcased his ability to bring "melancholic tones" to life on the celluloid.[3] The screenplay was co-written by Amy Belk and starred musicians Ned Oldham and Kim Taylor alongside newcomers Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell. It premiered at The 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was released commercially in the United States, France, Germany, Austria, and South Korea.
Porterfield made his first narrative short, Take What You Can Carry, in Berlin in the summer of 2014. It premiered in the Berlinale Shorts Competition in 2015.
^ ab"Matthew Porterfield". MUBI. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^"Hamilton". The New Yorker. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^"Sundance Review: Moving Beyond 'Putty Hill,' Matthew Porterfield Turns to Music With Melancholic Drama 'I Used to Be Darker'". Indiewire. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
matthew, porterfield, matthew, matt, porterfield, born, october, 1977, american, independent, filmmaker, made, four, feature, films, date, hamilton, 2006, putty, hill, 2011, used, darker, 2013, sollers, point, 2017, putty, hill, used, darker, their, internatio. Matthew Matt Porterfield born October 6 1977 1 is an American independent filmmaker He has made four feature films to date Hamilton 2006 Putty Hill 2011 I Used to Be Darker 2013 and Sollers Point 2017 Putty Hill and I Used to Be Darker had their international premieres at the Berlin International Film Festival All of his features have had their local premieres at the Maryland Film Festival Matt PorterfieldPorterfield in 2016BornMatthew Porterfield 1977 10 06 October 6 1977 age 46 Baltimore Maryland U S Occupation s Film director screenwriter producer lecturerYears active2006 presentWebsitehamiltonfilmgroup org Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editPorterfield was born in Baltimore Maryland and had formal training at the Tisch School of the Arts New York University He teaches screenwriting and production in the Film and Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University 1 His low budget debut feature Hamilton made on 16 mm film with a cast of non professional actors from Baltimore proved a minor miracle wrote Richard Brody in The New Yorker The magazine went on to tag the film as the most original moving and an accomplished American independent film in recent years 2 Considered a sleeper hit Porterfield s Putty Hill again reverted to his hometown as the film revolves around a small working class community in Baltimore city The film was critically acclaimed for combining documentary and narrative traditions into a lyrical study of memory and loss It was featured in the 2013 Whitney Biennial His 2013 feature I Used to Be Darker conceived as a melodrama showcased his ability to bring melancholic tones to life on the celluloid 3 The screenplay was co written by Amy Belk and starred musicians Ned Oldham and Kim Taylor alongside newcomers Hannah Gross and Deragh Campbell It premiered at The 2013 Sundance Film Festival and was released commercially in the United States France Germany Austria and South Korea Porterfield made his first narrative short Take What You Can Carry in Berlin in the summer of 2014 It premiered in the Berlinale Shorts Competition in 2015 His next feature film Sollers Point premiered at San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2017 Filmography edit2006 Hamilton 2010 Putty Hill 2013 I Used to Be Darker 2015 Take What You Can Carry short 2017 Sollers Point 2021 Cuatro paredes short References edit a b Matthew Porterfield MUBI Retrieved 24 May 2013 Hamilton The New Yorker Retrieved 24 May 2013 Sundance Review Moving Beyond Putty Hill Matthew Porterfield Turns to Music With Melancholic Drama I Used to Be Darker Indiewire Retrieved 24 May 2013 External links editMatthew Porterfield at IMDb Lecturer page at Johns Hopkins University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Porterfield amp oldid 1024258072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
