Elvis Presley The Searcher [Film 1]

The film takes the audience on a comprehensive creative journey from his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi - where he absorbed the inspirations of black and white gospel music - through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions at his iconic Graceland home in Memphis. It includes stunning atmospherics shot inside and around Graceland and features new interviews with session players, producers, engineers, directors and other artists who knew him or who were profoundly influenced by him including Priscilla Presley, Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, Stax Records Producer David Porter and, in interviews conducted before their passing, Scotty Moore, Red West and Tom Petty.

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Credits

Director:

Thom Zimny

Executive Producer:

Glen Zipper, Priscilla Presley, Jerry Schilling, Andrew Solt, Alan Gasmer, Jamie Salter

Producer:

Jon Landau, Thom Zimny, Kary Antholis

Cinematographer:

Luke Geissbühler

Editor:

Anoosh Tertzakian, Thom Zimny

Production Designer:

Kris Moran

Sound Designer:

Tom Fleischman, Ric Schnupp

Music:

Mike McCready

Principal Cast:

Priscilla Presley, Emmylou Harris, Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, David Porter, Scotty Moore, Red West, Tom Petty

Additional Credits:

Co-Producer: Zach Russo, Co-Producer: Ernst Jørgensen, Writer: Alan Light, Music Supervisor: Evyen Klean, Music Supervisor: Jennifer Reeve, Line Producer: Devorah DeVries, Associate Producer: Alexander Hyde, Associate Editor: Brian R.A. Miele

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Old Farm Road Films, Inc
oldfarmroadfilms@gmail.com

Publicity Contact:

John Kwiatkowski
John.Kwiatkowski@hbo.com
212.512.7367

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2017
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Runtime:
109:00 mins