October 14, 2017Bill Pullman received the "Excellence in Acting" award at the Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Awards for his performance in the title role o
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"The Ballad of Lefty Brown". Jared Moshe, Writer-Director of the film, nominated Pullman for the award and presented it to him. Moshe wrote the part of Lefty Brown for Pullman. When asked which of Pullman's film performances inspired him to make that choice, he said: "All of them."
"The Ballad of Lefty Brown"
tells the story of a longtime sidekick who suddenly finds himself alone, betrayed and accused of murder when his partner is killed. He struggles to find the wits, courage and guts to set things right in a brutal, changed world where no one thinks he is up to the job.