30 years of Elvis worship in the Australian outback — sequins, sweat, and something stranger.
Filmmakers Sam and Amy journey into rural Australia to explore how the legacy of an American legend has transmitted and warped itself over time, and across the globe, resulting in the 30th annual Parkes Elvis Festival.
Direction
Self-aware filmmaker-as-subject gambit pays off.
Cinematography
Handheld intimacy in fluorescent-lit motel rooms.
Editing
Collage structure mirrors fractured Elvis mythology.
Director
Dingo Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Parkes hosts 25,000 people annually for Elvis — the largest festival in the Southern Hemisphere, bigger than Memphis's own.
The film's title references a misheard Elvis lyric that became accidental gospel for these communities.
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