Hellbent on Boogie

7/29/2026

There is an earnestness in writer and director Vito Trupiano's **HELLBENT ON BOOGIE** that will remind you at times of **LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE** and **WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE**. At its center, is a broken family, torn apart by failure, and despair. The not-so-prodigal return of wayward son, Alan (played by Shiloh Fernandez) is met with unease by the local community trailer park where single Mom (Doreen Llorena) resides, run by a local Pastor Elswit (John Farley). In contrast, Alan's autistic sister, Quinn (played by newcomer Alyx Ruibal) is ecstatic to have her older bother home again. Reconnecting with his family and community, Alan soon discovers Quinn's dream of winning a local dancing competition -- and after investing his own time and resources into helping her, hatches a pla