Taylor Momsen

Alex, a teenage skateboarder from Portland, accidentally kills a security guard. His otherwise typical life spirals into a dizzying new reality of confusion, cover-up and guilt, while the police investigate the death. “Through immaculate use of picture, sound and time, the director adds another panel to his series of pictures about disaffected, disconnected youth.” - Variety

After an accident in the lab of the maniacal Dr. Barsinister, an ordinary beagle named Shoeshine finds he has some unimaginable powers, along with the ability to speak. Underdog vows to protect the citizens of Capitol City, and one beautiful spaniel named Polly Purebred.