'Barefoot Bandit' documentary a mix of fact and lore

The front page of The Daily Herald, featuring the story of Colton Harris-Moore, also known as the "Barefoot Bandit," is seen in Camano Island, Wash., Monday, July 12, 2010. The resourceful teenage fugitive was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind bars after an audacious two-year run

The front page of The Daily Herald, featuring the story of Colton Harris-Moore, also known as the "Barefoot Bandit," is seen in Camano Island, Wash., Monday, July 12, 2010. The resourceful teenage fugitive was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind bars after an audacious two-year run that gave him near folk hero status. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The story of "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore is told in a documentary made by Canadian independent filmmakers Adam and Andrew Gray.

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The brothers

they became attracted to the story while researching a script on the 19th Century bandit Billy the Kidd.

The feature-length documentary "Fly Colt Fly: Legend of the Barefoot Bandit," premiered earlier this month at the Toronto film festival. It blends interviews with animation to tell a story that is as much about myth as fact.

Harris-Moore began breaking into homes and cabins on Camano Island as a teenager. Burglaries continued after he escaped from juvenile detention in 2007. It included stealing planes and ended with his arrest in 2010 in the Bahamas.

The 22-year-old is serving a seven-year prison sentence.

Watch the trailer for the documentary:

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