Bless Their Little Hearts (DVD)
A key masterpiece of the L.A. Rebellion, Bless Their Little Hearts distills the social concerns and aesthetics of that trailblazing movement in African American cinema. Searching for steady work, Charlie Banks (Nate Hardman) views his chronic unemployment as a kind of spiritual trial. But selling a few catfish can’t sustain a family of five while his wife, Andais (Kaycee Moore), works to support them with dignity. Unable to face his own failures, Charlie finds solace in an affair that threatens his marriage, children, and everything he holds dear. Bless Their Little Hearts showcases director Billy Woodberry’s attentive eye and sensitivity to real-life issues, making for an agonizingly beautiful film that ranks as “one of the great domestic cataclysms of modern movies” (Richard Brody, The New Yorker). Film restoration by Ross Lipman with Billy Woodberry at UCLA Film & Television Archive. 2K Digital restoration by Re-Kino, Warsaw.
BONUS FEATURES: Audio commentary by Professor Ed Guererro of NYU; New 2K restoration of Billy Woodberry’s first film, THE POCKETBOOK (1980); Workshop with Billy Woodberry from Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive; Ross Lipman’s interview with Woodberry and sceenwriter Charles Burnett; Interview with Ed Guererro; Behind-the-scenes photos; Booklet with essays by filmmaker Allison Anders and Professor Samantha N. Sheppard of Cornell University
- Billy Woodberry - Director
- Nate Hardman - Actor
- Kaycee Moore - Actor
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