In 2004, a documentary of his life, "A Portrait of Billy Joe", was released. The documentary was directed by Luciana Pedraza. In 2006, a documentary of a concert, "Billy Joe Shaver – North Carolina 2006" was released on YouTube along with a limited number of DVDs. The documentary was directed by Guy Schwartz, whom Eddie Shaver listed as a musical mentor, and was shot at the Stevens Center at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.