The Pocketbook
United States • 1980
Director
Synopsis
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)
Synopsis
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)
Credits
Crew
DirectorBilly Woodberry
WriterBilly Woodberry
CinematographerCharles Burnett, Gary Gaston, Mario Da Silva
EditorBilly Woodberry
ProducerBilly Woodberry