Amy George (2011)

Amy George: Directed by Yonah Lewis, Calvin Thomas. With Elizabeth Smith, David Woroner, Gabriel del Castillo Mullally, Brian Scott Carleton. Thirteen-year-old Jesse wants to be an artist and believing that his mundane, middle-class life has left him unprepared, he sets out looking for wildness and women.

“This film is right out of the box, carried not only by candidly true-to-type female antagonists but by Yonahu0026#39;s continuity and direction, both assisted considerably by Gabrielu0026#39;s fine acting ability.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGabriel plays Jesse to a tee and Yonah and certainly the camera crew respond, but more than that Gabrielu0026#39;s obvious discretion, wit and intelligence add spontaneous mastery and authenticity to a pubescent role and character-type too often stylised, distorted and dismissed as such in contemporary cinema.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI left primarily hoping to see a great deal more of this very talented young actor, and on short reflection many more movies like this. The world will be a better place for it.”