Hamilton

First-time writer-director Matthew Porterfield's small-scale, 16mm slice-of-life drama has the hazy, sticky rhythms of a hot summer day and the minimal narrative of a classic European art film. Asbury Park native Lena (Stephanie Vizzi), 17 and a new mother, is spending the summer with her boyfriend Joe's (Chris Myers) family in Hamilton, a lower-middle-class neighborhood in northeastern Baltimore. The slightly older Joe has moved out and is renting an apartment nearby, working odd jobs to help support the baby. Lena, however, would prefer less money and more contact with Joe, both for herself and for baby Adelaide. Joe's family is solidly behind Lena, who works part-...