I Am Heath Ledger is a 2017 Paramount Network documentary film about actor Heath Ledger, who died in 2008. Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis and Derik Murray, the film presents interviews with Ledger's family and friends.[1]
Featured cast of subjects[]
- Heath Ledger as himself (archive footage)
- Ben Harper as himself, musician and friend of Ledger's
- N'fa as himself, musician and friend of Ledger's
- Ben Mendelsohn as himself, actor and friend of Ledger’s
- Naomi Watts as herself, actress and ex-partner of Ledger’s
- Djimon Hounsou as himself, actor
- Emile Hirsch as himself, actor
- Ang Lee as himself, filmmaker
- Matt Amato as himself, filmmaker
- Catherine Hardwicke as herself, filmmaker
- Edward Lachman as himself, filmmaker
- Christina Cauchi as herself, model and ex-partner of Ledger’s
- Justin Vernon as himself, musician (Bon Iver)
- Mia Doi Todd as herself, musician
- Grace Woodroofe as herself, musician
- Carlos Niño as himself, music producer
- Steve Alexander as himself, agent
- Gerry Grennell as himself, dialect coach
- Ledger's parents Sally and Kim, sisters Kate, Olivia and Ashleigh, and childhood friends
Notably Michelle Williams, ex-partner of Ledger and mother of his daughter Matilda, was not in the film.
Production[]
Ledger's family agreed to participate only after Williams "gave her blessing" and when Ledger's friend Matt Amato got involved in the project.[2]
References[]
- ↑ "I Am Heath Ledger review – uncommonly tender portrait avoids the hard questions". The Guardian. Retrieved on 15 January 2019.
- ↑ "Heath Ledger's sister says it took blessing from Michelle Williams to get new documentary made". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 16 January 2019.
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