Hellion (2014 Sundance capsule)

Kat Candler’s Hellion is set in the aftermath of a family losing its matriarch, and no one is handling her death very well. Jacob (Josh Wiggins) is the titular hell-raising pre-teen who takes his younger brother on dangerous adventures in vandalism. Aaron Paul is his grief-stricken father trying desperately to hold the family together. Jacob sees a motocross rally as his chance for some redemption, but this is no heart-warming sports movie. It’s an intimate look at a difficult childhood offering no easy answers, but one that leads you to care deeply about its flawed but sympathetic characters.

Director: Kat Candler
Writer: Kat Candler
Starring: Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, Josh Wiggins
Production Details: Across Town Productions, 94 minutes