Metal

Runtime: 90 min
Shooting Format: super16mm
Master Format: BetaSP
Shoot Dates: April - May 2000
Copyright Year: 2001
Key Crew: DP: Sean Kirby
Key Cast: Natalie Flanagan, Rachel Palleschi, Michael Blair
Key Locations: Allston, MA (Local Idea Council, Herrell's, Fly Rabbit, Ritual Arts, Lower Allston); Somerville, MA (Abbey Lounge)
Production Company: Metal Productions

Synopsis:
Jane is a struggling musician in an alternative area of Boston known as Allston who finds out she is a clone. Afflicted by haunting childhood memories and her feelings of alienation in life, her self-discovery starts to unfold after becoming friends with the original, "Jane." Metal fuses documentary elements into the narrative, capturing Allston's diverse cultures and arts and music scene. This communal transience and sense of search in Allston envelopes Jane's story and her coming to terms with her identity as a clone.

Screenings:
June 25, 2003, Anthology Film Archives (NYC), NewFilmmakers Year Round Film Festival;

May 9, 2003, ONI Gallery (Boston);

April 15, 2003, Coolidge Corner Theater (Boston), Boston Film/Video Foundation’s Meet the Director Series;

Premiere screening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on May 24, 2001.

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