Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

6.3 | 2010-11-24 | Documentary Music

Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health

Featured Crew

Jacob Hatley Director
Albert Berger Executive Producer
Ron Yerxa Executive Producer
Thomas Vickers Editor
Fred Jasper Music Editor
Emily Topper Director of Photography

Cast

Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Himself
Libby Titus
Libby Titus
Herself
Rick Danko
Rick Danko
Himself (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Himself (archive footage)
Richard Manuel
Richard Manuel
Himself (archive footage)
Garth Hudson
Garth Hudson
Himself (archive footage)

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