Putty Hill
[This] moody, elliptical fusion of fiction and documentary, slips back and forth between the forms with a stealth that dissolves one into the other.
Putty Hill
A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from celebrated young filmmaker Matt Porterfield (HAMILTON). At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative picture of working-class America, dislocated from the progress and mobility around them, but united in pursuit of a shared dream. Exquisitely shot and employing surprising documentary techniques, PUTTY HILL is one of the most exciting American indie films in years.
“A WONDROUS MOVIE… BREATHTAKING… RAPTUROUS…If there’s an independent cinema, this movie is it, and if there’s a new director, here he is.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Critics Pick! “A moody, elliptical fusion of fiction and documentary… The melancholy beauty of Putty Hill.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“Four stars! A great, deep, powerful new indie film.” – Roger Ebert
“A WONDROUS MOVIE… BREATHTAKING… RAPTUROUS…If there’s an independent cinema, this movie is it, and if there’s a new director, here he is.” – Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Critics Pick! “A moody, elliptical fusion of fiction and documentary… The melancholy beauty of Putty Hill.” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“Four stars! A great, deep, powerful new indie film.” – Roger Ebert
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
87
Language
English
Director
Matt Porterfield
Cast
Sky Ferreira,
Zoe Vance,
Dustin Ray,
Cody Ray,
Virginia Heath,
Marina Siebor,
Ian Burke,
Joseph Mooney,
India Streeter,
Alex Herbskerman,
Walker Teiser
FEATURED REVIEW
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
"Putty Hill" transcends the usual docudrama hybrid to occupy a thrilling third place, dreamlike and scruffy, opaque and pellucid. It also occupies a very particular geographic location, the outskirts of Baltimore, with their verdant overgrowth and suburban disarray.It's the place where director Matt ...
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