Billy Woodberry

Born in Dallas, Texas, Billy Woodberry is an independent filmmaker who has taught at the School of Film/Video and the School of Art at the California Institute of the Arts since 1989. His feature film Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) is an essential work of Los Angeles cinema, informed by Woodberry’s familiarity with Italian Neo-Realism and the work of filmmakers in Cuba, Brazil, India and Africa. It won the Inter-film ecumenical jury award at the Berlin Film festival and was added to the Library of Congress' 2013 National Registry of Films.