The Pocketbook
Release Date: 1980-01-01
Runtime: 13 min
Genre(s): Drama
Director: Billy Woodberry
Producer(s): Billy Woodberry
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Overview:
In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)
Cast:
Crew:
Billy Woodberry (Director), Mario Da Silva (Director of Photography), Charles Burnett (Director of Photography), Gary Gaston (Director of Photography), Billy Woodberry (Producer), Billy Woodberry (Editor), Billy Woodberry (Writer), Vera Da Silva (Sound), Langston Hughes (Original Story), Ciro Cesar (Assistant Camera)