In 1979, Trent Harris was testing a new camera in a parking lot and inadvertently discovered an unusual talent named “Groovin’ Gary.” This passerby wooed him with impersonations of John Wayne and Marlon Brando before revealing his true alter ego - Olivia Newton-Dom. Harris followed up his first portrait, shot in Beaver, Utah, with two fictional shorts, starring a young Sean Penn and Crispin Glover, each portraying Groovin’ Gary. Director Brad Besser unearths the elements of this fascinating cult phenomenon for his second feature, which left audiences reeling at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Dir. Brad Besser | 2015, USA, 84 min.
Tickets on sale 6/15
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REDCAT - Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater 631 W 2nd St Los Angeles, CA
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