A Few Tales of Hard Times is an upcoming independent anthology film written and directed by Samuel R. Barrera. It was filmed in Austin,Texas. It is set to be released in December, 2012. Segments The Prologue Chapter 1 - The Lady Next Door Chapter 2 - The Initiation Chapter 3 - The Perfect Gift Chapter 4 - The Name Based on the spaghetti westerns of the 70's and Film Noir of the 50's but set in today's times, Virgil is a gun for hire for the mysterious Boss. He visits The Man to collect information for The Boss that only 3 men have. The first 2 are dead. * Brian Villalobos as The Man * Jacob Figueroa as Virgil * Akasha Banks Villalobs as The Wife * Seth Lee as The Son