The Portrait of Billy Joe (2004)

Filmmaker Luciana Pedraza takes a penetrating look into the life of one of country musics behindthescenes talents songwriter Billy Joe Shaver who composed tunes for luminaries such as Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan From his troubled childhood in Texas through a battle with substance abuse and finally to the death of his wife and son this moving portrait chronicles the career of an artist with a rare gift for transforming tragedy into poetry