I Am Heath Ledger (2017)

Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.

Directors:

Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray

Writers:

Hart Snider, Ian Craig Walker (story development)

Stars:

Heath Ledger, Ben Harper, Kim Ledger

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Heath Ledger	...	Self (archive footage)
Ben Harper	...	Self
Kim Ledger	...	Self
Sally Bell	...	Self
Kate Ledger	...	Self
Trevor DiCarlo
Kane Manera	...	Self
Nfa Forster-Jones	...	Self (as N'fa Forster-Jones)
Lisa Zane	...	Self (archive footage)
Matt Amato	...	Self
Naomi Watts	...	Self
Steve Alexander	...	Self
Christina Cauchi	...	Self
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Self
Gerry Grennell	...	Self

Storyline

I Am Heath Ledger is a feature length documentary celebrating the life of Heath Ledger: actor, artist and icon. The documentary provides an intimate look at Heath Ledger through the lens of his own camera as he films and often performs in his own personal journey.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to christopher nolan | actor | artist | camera | friend | 

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Taglines:

An intimate look at a remarkable life and career.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adrian Buitenhuis and Derik Murray filming now "I am Paul Walker" after "I am Heath Ledger". Interesting to see the connection between his docs and the short film "Updating Death" by Carsten Aschmann. Heath Ledger and Paul Walker acting in this one. The third one in this circle is Philip Seymour Hoffman. Maybe Adrian Buitenhuis and Derik Murray come up next years with "I am Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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Quotes

Kate Ledger: [referring to how Heath learned character acting from Mel Gibson while they filmed The Patriot] he used to say it's not always about what Mel says, it's about what he doesn't say

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Connections

Features I'm Not There (2007)

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Soundtracks

Perth
Performed by Bon Iver

User Reviews

Heath Ledger

I believe with this piece of work, we finally have taken off heaths mask that he portrayed himself as the Joker. We now see a side to heath that the world had to see. I believe it leaves the light on who he was as a artist and just how he was able to tackle and perfect not only the joker in dark knight, but also how he was a father, a friend loved by many and a creative individual who shocked the 21st century with what method acting was really about. The devastating and sudden death that rocked the world just around ten years ago had a huge impact on many. I found this project as an interesting and insightful one. Right from the beginning there is close personal creative genius from this guy. If you think Heath ledger-the actor? Incorrect. The love of film and photography is evident throughout, along with home videos of heath turning the camera on himself and friends. Footage of Heath acting along the best actors in the business, we see the humanity in Heath and just how he was human, he did suffer from the constant overwhelming fame, and in my opinion enjoyed his work rather than his benefits from it. Creating film was heaths love. Also we see a insight into how heath found his wife and love in his tender years that he did live. I believe this documentary went to a place that needed to be searched when we think about the guy that was Heath Ledger. Heath was a guy who lived life to the fullest and never really took a break because of his love for film. Alongside Dean, Brando and Day-Lewis, Heath Ledger was an iconic method actor, that held qualities of a rare breed and should be a image for young actors today. The ethos of this entire documentary holds this idea I believe.

Details

Official Sites:

Network Entertainment - Production Company Official Site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 May 2017 (Australia)

Also Known As:

I Am Heath Ledger

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$479,054

Company Credits

Production Co:

Network Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD