Matthew Porterfield

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Matthew Porterfield

Matthew "Matt" Porterfield (born October 7, 1977 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American director , screenwriter and actor .

life and work

Porterfield first studied film studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University , but ended the course prematurely. He then worked as a kindergarten teacher for several years before returning to Baltimore. 2006 saw his debut film Hamilton , shot in 16 mm , for which Porterfield was responsible for the script, direction and editing. His second film Putty Hill was released in 2010. His film I Used to Be Darker , released in 2013, was shown in the forum of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival . Jeremy Saulnier , who later switched to directing himself, took over the camera for all three films .

Porterfield teaches screenwriting and film production in the Film and Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University .

Filmography

  • 2006: Hamilton
  • 2010: Putty Hill
  • 2013: I Used to Be Darker
  • 2015: Take What You Can Carry (short film)
  • 2017: Sollers Point

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Matthew Porterfield . MUBI. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b Esther Buss: Fiction makes room for life. About the films of the US “realist” Matt Porterfield. in: film-dienst 1/2014, pages 32–34
  3. ^ A Visit From Matt Porterfield . harvard.edu. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 14, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hcl.harvard.edu
personal data
SURNAME Porterfield, Matthew
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porterfield, Matt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, screenwriter and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 7th October 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore , Maryland , United States