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
Levon Helm
as Himself
Libby Titus
as Herself
Larry Campbell
as Himself
Barney Hoskyns
as Himself
Rick Danko
as Himself (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson
as Himself (archive footage)
Richard Manuel
as Himself (archive footage)
Garth Hudson
as Himself (archive footage)
Billy Bob Thornton
as Himself
