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Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010)
Directed by Jacob Hatley
Overview
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
Rated NR | Length 83 minutes
Actors
Billy Bob Thornton | Robbie Robertson | Rick Danko | Richard Manuel | Levon Helm | Garth Hudson | Larry Campbell | Libby Titus | Barney Hoskyns