Jay Elvis

Jay Elvis

1991 · 26 min · Documentary, Music

A profile of Chicago's greatest Presley impersonator, Jay Elvis

Directed by Heather McAdams

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Meet ... Bradley Harrison Picklesimer

Meet ... Bradley Harrison Picklesimer · 1988

Meet ... Bradley Harrison Picklesimer

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A portrait film about a Kentucky drag queen who ran his own club on Main Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.

The Dream

The Dream · 1978

An early Super 8 film by Heather McAdams, made while she was an MFA student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Dr. Loomis

Dr. Loomis · 1978

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Heather McAdams films herself in (none-too-convincing) drag while lip-syncing to a record claiming to spur breast growth through hypnosis in this early Super 8 experiment.

Fake Previews

Fake Previews · 1985

The preview format has always appealed to me: short, sweet and action packed. I decided to make my own to a fictitious film never to be made called 'Blondie + the Sheik,' starring Hester McMarkup and Angelo Q. Trashwad. –H. M.

My Dad

MovieDocumentary

A portrait of the filmmaker's father.

The Scratchman

The Scratchman · 1980

Scratched lines and shapes float around this footage of a military spokesperson

Holiday Magic

Holiday Magic · 1985

"Inspired by a record to help women with beauty problems. I tried dubbing the voice of the man on the record into the mouth of some fat dude in a Spanish laxative commercial I had laying around. Lots of bits and pieces of unusual footage are used to further illustrate how ridiculous things can get." – Heather McAdams

Hey Girls

Hey Girls · 1990

Based on a comic Heather McAdams created for the Chicago Reader, the short comedic film was made by Tom Palazzolo's 1990 film production class at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Set in downtown Chicago on S Columbus Dr & E Congress Pkwy, McAdams demonstrates tips on how to ward off unwanted attention from men on the road.

Scratchman #2

Scratchman #2 · 1982

Scratched lines and shapes bloat around this footage of an unknown businessman, sometimes forming hats, clown noses, arrows, etc. He becomes a kind of pawn in my cruel little game. Sound is a musicbox which helps lift this once painfully boring footage to the level of high art. –H. M.

Black Coffee

Black Coffee · 1985

This film started out as a sort of music video to a wonderful old song by Pat Suzuki (also known as 'Miss Ponytail'). The song is called Black Coffee. Shots of me crawling the walls and old coffee commercials. –H. M.

You

A teenage projectionist's fever dream.

Joe Was Not So Happy

Joe Was Not So Happy · 1990

Joe Was Not So Happy

“Made entirely from found footage and found sound deep in the midnight hours when most good law-abiding citizens are sawing logs, the film was made “to amuse myself and prove to myself that you can make films on nothing and out of nothing.” - H.M.

Better Be Careful

Better Be Careful · 1986

Better Be Careful

The zany and the funny facets of American popular culture.

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Experimental mash-up of circus and sideshow footage.

All Fucked Up

All Fucked Up · 1983

A caustic send-up of adolescent anxiety, as seen through a barrage of clips from sex ed and social hygiene films of the 1950s and '60s.

Fetal Pig Anatomy

Fetal Pig Anatomy · 1989

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Apocalyptic experimental film incorporating found footage, including from the 1962 educational film of the same name.

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Exit Through the Gift Shop · 2010

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Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

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