Elle-vis

Elle-vis: A Woman…Impersonating a Man…Impersonating a Legend Collectively written, produced and directed by a trio of young Toronto filmmakers, “Elle-vis” is an irreverent and offbeat half-hour comedy about a renowned Elvis impersonator who is barred from performing by the all-powerful Elvis Impersonators Union after a lurid tabloid newspaper reveals the slanderous fact that he is… a woman. On the evening of her comback performance, Angela becomes the reluctant centre of a storm of controversy and protest. Outside the nightclub where she is to perform, a crowd of ardent feminists and loyal fans clash with an angry mob of union supporters, rednecks and jealous Elvis impersonators. On the homefront, Angela’s boyfriend, resenting the effects of Angela’s career on their relationship, stomps our on her in a fury. Her meticulous preparations are further frustrated by her fussy mother and her pushy agent. Angela just wants to be left alone to do what she does best – impersonate the King.