Just Announced! The multi-award winning, audience favorite Billy The Kid is now available for pre-order as a DVD. And IndiePix, as the Executive Producer of this film, is very pleased to make available this special offer. The DVD, which includes many special features (see the list below), will be available on October 28. Order yours today and get it on the day it's released on October 28, 2008! In addition, along with your pre-order, you will qualify for a special discount on the original theatrical poster.
This DVD has been specially produced and includes the following features ...
- Specially enhanced video from high definition elements for wide screen televisions
- Audio commentary by award winning Director Jennifer Venditti and Ryan Gosling (star of the Oscar Nominated film Half Nelson)
- Pieces That Don't Fit -- a new short from Venditti especially for this disc
- An essay from Miranda July, award winning filmmaker and director of Cannes Festival award winning film You, Me and Everyone We Know
- US theatrical trailer
- Beautiful, foil-stamped O-Ring package
The DVD is released by Zeitgeist, the prominent independent film distributor. In conjunction with them, IndiePix is proud to offer this beautifully executed, intimate and strong story on pre-order for only $24.95. Listed at $29.99 and available elsewhere at prices ranging from $27.00, we are pleased to make this title available for order now at $24.95 for delivery to you on the day of its release.
Order the theatrical poster, too, for a special discount and receive that right away. Enter the promotional code "Billy" to get $5.00 off when you buy the DVD! You can find the poster here.
Synopsis:
15-year-old Billy is the unique subject of BILLY THE KID, an intimate verite portrait by Jennifer Venditti. Venditti stumbled upon Billy while casting Carter Smith's BUGCRUSH from non-actor high school students in rural Maine. Intrigued by his eccentric wisdom and intuitive, pop-infused quips, Venditti decided to include Billy along with many such everyday heroes that she had come across in her casting career to make a documentary film, partnering with producer Chiemi Karasawa. Armed with a Panasonic DVC100A mini-dv camera and fellow BUGCRUSH alum, actor Donald Cumming as DP, Venditti traveled to Maine to capture moments from the precocious teen's everyday life.
It was not long before she realized the true gem of a character that was discovered in the days that followed. Billy revealed himself to be an outsider who refused to be victimized by his differences. Unfazed by the wireless microphone that he faithfully wore each day, Billy allowed Venditti and Cumming to follow him to school and witness taunting from bullies, hear quips from the local color on Main Street, and observe heart to hearts with his mother.
In the midst of shooting, Billy serendipitously crosses paths with his crush Heather in the local diner, and the film takes a delightful and unexpected turn as the filmmakers track the nuances of first-time teenage love and its aftermath. Billy shares intimate and acute observations about himself and those around him without boundaries. Penny, Billy's mother, proves to be a valiant touchstone. She reveals their difficult history with Billy's drug addicted, abusive biological father and we see glimpses of how Billy's attitude toward girls was shaped by his inability to protect his own mother when he was a child. His fantasy world is similarly constructed of his heroic desires to overcome demons of his past and prevail.
BILLY THE KID is the coming of age journey of a teen outsider who meets obstacles with courage and determination. His outlook on life is shaped by his differences, and he struggles to embrace them. The film challenges viewers to look beyond labels and contemplate the future of a teen still in the process of becoming.
