Billy the Kid (2007)
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- Synopsis
- Filmmaker Jennifer Venditti crafts a cinema verite-style coming of age story with this portrait of a small-town teen from Maine who struggles to embrace his outsider status while still being shaped by the tragic events of his childhood....
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- Starring
- Billy P.
- Director(s)
- Jennifer Venditti
- Distributor(s)
- Elephant Eye Films
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 84 min.
Critic Reviews
If the film has a significant flaw, it's that Venditti never explains in the film how she found Billy, or why she's interested in him. Billy The Kid often plays more like an extended home movie than something intentional and artful.Read the full review
a movie about adolescence unlike any other; An intimate portrait of a singular personality in the making and a stark look at our culture of suspicion and conformity.Read the full review
Presenting neither an argument for medication nor its rejection, Billy the Kid is a deceptively simple portrait of a shockingly self-aware and articulate young man.Read the full review
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On DVD: "Billy the Kid," "No Mercy, No Future"
11/04/08 Context and perspective can be everything -- it's not difficult to simply view Jennifer Venditti's adroit and honest documentary "Billy the Kid" (2007) as a sympathetic portrait of a working-class high schooler inflicted with Asperger's. | Independent Film Channel (IFC) -
IndiePix Studios Unveiled; Harrington to Spearhead Unit
07/22/08 Former A&E Indie Films exec Ryan Harrington will head up operations at the newly launched IndiePix Studios , the production and filmmaker relations arm of online consumer film website, IndiePix Films . | indieWIRE -
CANNES '08 BIZ DAILY | Update: Hyde Park Million Dollar Asian Fund; Celluloid Follows "Prophet," MTV Wants Their Elephant Eye, Canadians All Business, and More
05/15/08 Continuing coverage of the Marche du Film in Cannes, indieWIRE reports on the latest deals and news from the Croisette. | indieWIRE -
CANNES '08 BIZ DAILY | Celluloid Follows "Prophet," MTV Wants Their Elephant Eye, Canadians All Business, and More
05/15/08 Continuing coverage of the Marche du Film in Cannes, indieWIRE reports on the latest deals and news from the Croisette. | indieWIRE