Billy the Kid wins Best Documentary at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Billy the Kid had a great run at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, winning the Jury Prize for Best Documentary. Movie fans from Scotland and abroad attended the festival, one of the most recognized in Europe, and had great things to say about Billy the Kid.
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I don't normally write emails to filmmakers, but I loved Billy the Kid so much I felt I had to.
I've been a movie fanatic for as long as I can remember and it's very rare to see something as extraordinary as your film. What a treat and privilege it is to share briefly in Billy's life. I can't think of another film that so simply and amusingly captures the awkwardness, fear and excitement of first love. It was the best thing in the whole festival.
“I’m not black, I’m not white, not foreign…just different in the mind – different brains, that’s all…” explains 15 year-old Billy in Jennifer Venditti’s provocative coming of age film. Billy's intuitive commentary and intimate verité footage reveal a unique attitude as he responds to a painful childhood, first time love, and his experience as an outsider in small town Maine. By turns humorous and disturbing, this portrait challenges the viewer to look beyond labels and contemplate the future of a teen still in the process of becoming.
http://www.billythekiddocumentary.com/
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I don't normally write emails to filmmakers, but I loved Billy the Kid so much I felt I had to.
I've been a movie fanatic for as long as I can remember and it's very rare to see something as extraordinary as your film. What a treat and privilege it is to share briefly in Billy's life. I can't think of another film that so simply and amusingly captures the awkwardness, fear and excitement of first love. It was the best thing in the whole festival.
You've made a beautiful documentary. Thanks!
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