A week ago in New York, the annual film festival "Tribeca" began. Among the honored guests of this event were Kate Ledger and Ashley Bell, the sisters of the legendary actor Heath Ledger, who died suddenly in 2008. Together with the directors Derik Murray and Adrian Baitenhais, they presented a documentary about the life of the deceased brother "I'm Heath Ledger" to the audience.
Ashley and Kate press conference
After the review of the documentary was completed, a press conference with the sisters of Ledger and the directors took place. In the beginning, Kate Ledger appeared before the audience, dispelling rumors that her brother had died from depression:
"When we read the opinion of the medical expert, we were bewildered and horrified. It was stated that Heath died because of prolonged depression after filming in the movie "The Dark Knight". For me, until now, it remains a mystery why such a conclusion was drawn. My brother was in high spirits after working in this tape. He always laughed and amused others, because he had an amazing sense of humor. He was proud of his work in the cinema and the role of the Joker for him was no exception. He aspired to live and about any suicide can not be and speeches ".
After that, the half-sister Hit - Ashley took the microphone. About her brother, she said these words:
"When I read in the press that Heath committed suicide because of depression, the first thing that broke out at me was the words:" What, what? ". In order to refute this myth we decided to create a documentary film "I'm Heath Ledger". We very much hope that by looking at this picture, you will understand that in his life everything was not so bad as the press writes. The fact that my brother was a legendary and very talented actor can not be doubted. But we still want his fans to know Heath on the other hand. Our brother was a wonderful father, a photographer. He dreamed of directing and was a real creator. He never called himself a "star", although he had a lot of merit in the cinema, just like his fans. "
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"I'm Heath Ledger" will be released soon
A documentary about Ledger will be released on May 3. True, the tape will be shown only in some US cinema complexes. In addition, it became known that the television channel Spike TV signed a contract with the sisters Heath for the show "I'm Heath Ledger". The premiere is scheduled for May 17.
In a recent interview, Kate said the following words about the film:
"When I look at it, I get the impression that the director of this tape was Heath Ledger. As if he created this picture for his 11-year-old daughter Matilda. Of course, the girl knows a lot about her dad. We constantly tell her about him and put films with him. In "I - Heath Ledger" Matilda will be able to see her father herself, such as he was in life. Frankly, Matilda is very similar to him. She absorbed his facial expressions, his ability to joke and much more. When she takes a pencil in her hands, when she gets on a skateboard or just starts walking, then the image of Heath Ledger surfaced before me. "
Recall, Ledger, who glorified the work in the picture "Brokeback Mountain", was found dead in his apartment in Manhattan in 2008. After the examination it was found that the actor died because of acute intoxication, caused by the reception of various drugs: narcotic, hypnotics and tranquilizers. After that, the final decision was made that Heath died in the aftermath of the prolonged depression after working in the movie "The Dark Knight".