A mesmerizing, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. The film explores the actor’s enigmatic outlook on his life, his unexploited talents as a musician, and includes candid scenes with collaborators. The fragile soul of an actor emerges from the poignant collage.
»Harry Dean Stanton and I have known each other for twenty years. There’s something innately enigmatic about him, elusive and incredibly vulnerable, but also just plain funny. Besides his talent as an actor, Harry Dean also possesses the rare quality as a singer, in which one can sense a deep truth in every word. Putting the focus on the music rather than his person helped to engage him and capture a part of him that few people have seen. We wanted to create an atmosphere that is true to Harry, moving along with him, in his mind, at his pace, rather than to follow a linear or biographical order.« (Sophie Huber)