Heath Ledger was widely recognised as one of the best actors of his generation, but a new documentary about the life of the late actor reveals that he had dreams of being behind the camera.

The first trailer of I Am Heath Ledger has landed and provides a rare insight into the life of the notoriously private actor, and of course Twitter has been hit right in the feels.

 

Much of the raw footage in documentary is shot by Heath himself and according to friends and family, the camera was never far from Heath’s hand.

In the trailer, actress Christina Cauchi says, “There were always cameras around, a video camera, or a Polaroid camera, or a film camera… That’s the only way I think of him, with the camera in the hand.”

Heath’s childhood friend, Trevor Dicarlo added “He was always a director. Acting was just a way to get there,”

The trailer is bursting with moving tributes from Heath's friends, family and colleagues with Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee saying ‘’he will steal the whole show, that’s the power of Heath Ledger’’

The full documentary, directed by Derik Murray, will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 23.