Billy the Kid

“I know I’m unique,” announces Billy, an opinionated 10th grader and the willing subject of Jennifer Venditti’s sly documentary, “Billy the Kid.” Delivered almost apologetically, the comment is without arrogance. But as one candid confession follows another, the camera’s role in their solicitation becomes difficult to overlook. Filming for eight days during the summer and winter of 2005, Ms.

"Sometimes, to be a hero, you have to endure pain," says Billy Price, a 15-year-old from rural Maine, toward the end of Jennifer Venditti's riveting documentary, "Billy the Kid." Billy wants to be a hero, as in super, as well as an actor, a rock star and a DJ like his stepdad. In fact, he hopes the next movie he'll be in will be an action picture, and he'll get to go around town as a vigilante.