Baz Luhrmann Found Lost Elvis Footage and Turned It Into a Dreamscape

About this episode

Baz Luhrmann discusses the discovery of lost Elvis footage and its influence on his new documentary.

Baz Luhrmann sits down with IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill to discuss EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert. While making his 2022 biopic, Luhrmann uncovered boxes of unseen Elvis footage that inspired a new kind of documentary he describes as a cinematic “dreamscape.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jim Hemphill

Guest: Baz Luhrmann

Topics covered

• Elvis Presley
• documentary
• cinema
• biopic
• film production
• lost footage

Keywords

• Baz Luhrmann
• Elvis Presley
• documentary
• film
• biopic
• lost footage
• cinematic dreamscape

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert

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