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

6.3 / 10

(10 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

Himself

Libby Titus

Herself

Larry Campbell

Himself

Barney Hoskyns

Himself

Rick Danko

Himself (archive footage)

Crew:
Thomas Vickers

Editor

Fred Jasper

Music Editor

Ron Yerxa

Executive Producer

Jacob Hatley

Director

Albert Berger

Executive Producer