The Go-getter

For the follow-up to his feature debut, 1999's The Big Split, filmmaker {|Martin Hynes|} took on this bittersweet road movie about a teenager responding to the untimely death of his mother. Overcome with grief that he's unequipped to deal with, Mercer ({|Lou Taylor Pucci|}) decides to steal a car and hit the open road. Along the way, he discovers himself with the help of a seductress ({|Jena Malone|}) and the owner of the car ({|Zooey Deschanel|}). The Go-Getter had its premiere at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.