Heavy Metal Parking Lot To Make Rare Baltimore Theatrical Screening, 4/7

This year marks the 25th-anniversary of Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a documentary hailed by rock and film cognoscenti as one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time. To honor the occasion, the film will serve as the "opening band" for the touring comedy showcase, the Found Footage Festival, in a one-night-only engagement at the Creative Alliance on Thursday, April 7th at 8:00pm. Tickets are $10 and are available at www.foundfootagefest.com.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot is a mid-1980s time capsule from the golden age of heavy metal. Directors Jeff Krulik and John Heyn, armed only with a camera and sound gear, braved the parking lot of a Judas Priest concert in 1986 and captured 16 dense minutes of raucous and unexpurgated interviews from teenage metal heads. For nearly twenty years, VHS copies of Heavy Metal Parking Lot were dubbed and passed around, slowly building a worldwide cult following. A bootleg copy allegedly became a band-viewing favorite on Nirvana's tour bus, and Cameron Crowe called it "one of the greatest rock movies ever." Since then, the film has garnered a new generation of fans with a special-edition DVD release and a reality-TV series, PARKING LOT. Always a crowd-pleaser, this 25th anniversary tour finally puts HMPL where it was meant to be seen: on the big screen with an audience.

Jeff Krulik & John Heyn have collaborated as filmmakers for over 25 years. Based in Washington, DC, they've worked together and independently on a variety of documentary programming and music videos. Their work together includes the cable TV series Parking Lot, which ran for two seasons on TRIO in 2004-05. Their most-recent effort is the 2010 follow-up documentary, Heavy Metal Picnic.

ABOUT THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL
The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind event showcasing videos found at
garage sales and thrift stores throughout the country. Curators Pickett and Prueher host each screening in-person and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

ABOUT THE VENUE
Creative Alliance is located at 3134 Eastern Ave in Baltimore. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or in advance at www.foundfootagefest.com.

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