Jennifer Venditti's documentary profile of 15-year-old Kiss fan Billy is truly something special: a portrait of a so-called "troubled" teenager who's making his way through the treacherous world of adolescence as best he can, and doing it with such unusual intelligence and sensitivity that he becomes an unlikely role model and even something of a hero.
Venditti first met Billy when she was casting photographer Carter Smith's creepy, attention-grabbing short film Bugcrush, and with all the acumen of a natural-born documentary filmmaker, she knew she'd found a great subject. Billy was the kid the popular crowd targeted for "fun," and in the small, larg...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins