 In August 2007 , the award @-@ winning film biography of Dylan I 'm Not There , written and directed by Todd Haynes , was released — bearing the tagline " inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan " . The movie used six different actors to represent different aspects of Dylan 's life : Christian <unk> , <unk> <unk> , Marcus Carl Franklin , Richard <unk> , Heath Ledger and Ben <unk> . Dylan 's previously unreleased 1967 recording from which the film takes its name was released for the first time on the film 's original soundtrack ; all other tracks are covers of Dylan songs , specially recorded for the movie by a diverse range of artists , including Sonic Youth , Eddie <unk> , Mason Jennings , Stephen <unk> , Jeff <unk> , Karen O , Willie Nelson , Cat Power , Richie <unk> , and Tom <unk> . 
