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      Jason J on July 9, 2010

      I saw Putty Hill at the Edinburgh Film Festival, really enjoyable.

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      Gail M Bendit on February 17, 2010

      Du hast genug geld! Ausgezeichnet!! Viel spass in Berlin.

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      Jim Lucio on February 17, 2010

      Good luck, Matt. Baltimore loves you!

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      Josh Seipp on February 17, 2010

      I put you at $20,000! Woo hoo!

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      Julie Andre on February 17, 2010

      Hey Matt & Co: Best of luck with your project! From a member of the DC/Baltimore Film community (and film school parent) -- I found your project here by following Ted Hope's Twitter feed on Facebook! Go Baltimore and JHU.

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      Lucas Seipp-Williams, CHC on February 17, 2010

      Well done, Matt. It's a no-brainer that money should flow to you effortlessly. Keep up the great work.

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      angie an on February 16, 2010

      Hi, Joyce,
      Can I have your AUTOGRAPH on my wifebeater, pleaseeeeee!
      Have a wonderful time & Good Luck @ Berlin!
      Love, Angie imo

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      Paul Koo on February 15, 2010

      Joyce, we're very proud of you!
      Hope you guys make it BIGGGGGGGGGGG!
      Best wishes from uncle Paul, aunt Jane & cousin Veronica
      p.s. please let us know If you need extras for your next film :)

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      cathy and frank vives on February 15, 2010

      to marc, matt and all of the creative team: have fun and enjoy the wild ride. we're all rooting for you back home.
      love MOMXXOO

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      Victoria Porterfield on February 14, 2010

      Best of luck to all of you, Matt.
      Thinking about you all each day.

      Love, Mom

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      Jahyang Kim on February 14, 2010

      Hey, Joyce,
      Good luck in Berlin!
      Love, umma

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      Kathy Papich on February 14, 2010

      Hey Matt, You're almost there. Hope it hits the 20,000 mark by the 17th, I uped my pledge to try and get you there. Good Luck.

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      christine tillman on February 3, 2010

      Matt's the real deal and his films are beyond beautiful.
      We should all believe in Matt.

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      Melody Bunting on January 29, 2010

      Hey Matt, you should really think about creating a Myspace page.....it may help raise the dough. I posted bulletins on my facebook and myspace page to try to help.....hope it helps.
      Last night was GREAT.....can't wait til its done :-)
      Melody ~~~ Jimee Buchanan's mom :-)

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      Matt Porterfield on January 29, 2010

      We love the comments, keep them coming! :)

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      Jenny York on January 29, 2010

      I did it because I love what I have seen so far and besides my daughters in the movie. I am hoping that I can get the button with her face on it.

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      Carlos Valdes-Lora on January 27, 2010

      I did it for cinema.

      and a wifebeater.

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      Michael Reiter on January 26, 2010

      I did it to fight Vives' spambot

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      Marie Collins on January 25, 2010

      I did it for the wifebeater, too!

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      Heidi on January 25, 2010

      I did it for the wifebeater. <3

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Large limited edition PUTTY HILL poster, designed by Art Director Sophie Toporkoff + all of the above.

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Limited edition HAMILTON hand-lithographed poster, designed by Mike McNeive + all of the above. Due to limited quantities, this item is exclusive to a $250 donation.

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Personal Baltimore Locations Tour with director Matt Porterfield and PUTTY HILL Producer/ HBO's “The Wire” Location Supervisor, Eric Bannat (transportation to Baltimore not included) + all of the above (excluding the hand-lithographed poster, the portrait by Sophie Toporkoff, and the cameo in Matt's next film).

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Matt studied film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and teaches screenwriting and production in the Film & Media Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University. His first feature, Hamilton, was released theatrically in 2006. Metal Gods, his second feature script, was selected to participate in the Emerging Narrative Program at IFP’s Independent Film Week, where the screenplay won the Panasonic Digital Filmmaking Grand Prize. Putty Hill is his second feature film. It was released by Cinema Guild in 2011.

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