Film Detail


ALMOST ELVIS

by John Paget
2002, 85 minutes, video.

Paget’s film, which shows Elvis Presley impersonators from around the world gathering for the ‘Superbowl of Elvis impersonator contests’ in Las Vegas, reveals the different philosophies and aesthetics (and racial backgrounds) of those paying tribute to the King of Rock’n’Roll.

With:

Tom Corboy MONDO ELVIS (1984, 30 minutes, video)

This look at Elvis fandom includes a woman whose husband divorced her because of her excessive love of Presley, a pair of twins who believe Elvis was their father, and a woman who believes the singer appeared before her on the anniversary of his death.

Total running time: ca. 120 minutes.

–Sunday, September 6 at 6:00 & 8:30.

There are no future showings scheduled.