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

6.2 / 10

(11 votes)

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

Country:
Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

83 minutes

Year:

2010

Director:

Jacob Hatley

Cast:
Levon Helm

Self

Libby Titus

Self

Larry Campbell

Self

Barney Hoskyns

Self

Rick Danko

Self (archive footage)

Crew:
Jacob Hatley

Director

Albert Berger

Executive Producer

Ron Yerxa

Executive Producer

Thomas Vickers

Editor

Fred Jasper

Music Editor