Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
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
Directed by Jacob Hatley
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Levon Helm Self - Libby Titus Self
- Larry Campbell Self
- Barney Hoskyns Self
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Rick Danko Self (archive footage) -
Robbie Robertson Self (archive footage) -
Richard Manuel Self (archive footage) -
Garth Hudson Self (archive footage) -
Billy Bob Thornton Self
Make it a double feature
3h 43m together
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
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