Cowboys Don’t Cry

Garney Willis is an 88-year-old cowboy who lives in the “Wild West.” His granddaughter is a filmmaker who lives in the “big city.” When she visits his ranch to make “Cowboys Don’t Cry,” they haven’t been together in 20 years. She sees him as a hero in a Western movie. He sees her as the little girl he had given a pony for Christmas. This intimate documentary portrait traces their efforts to communicate with each other. More importantly, it reveals an old man’s undying idealism and his joy in day-to-day living.