November, 9 2022 | 7:00 pm

305 South Campbell Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65806
http://moxiecinema.com/films/filmstubs-the-beaver-trilogy-2000
14174290800

The FilmStubs series is Free and made possible by a grant from Friends of the Library.
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Stick around for a Q&A with director Trent Harris via Zoom after the film!

Our story begins in 1979, with a chance meeting in a Salt Lake City parking lot where filmmaker Trent Harris is approached by an earnest small-town dreamer from Beaver, Utah. Harris jumps at the chance when the young man invites him to come to the small town to film a talent show. At the show, the man dons a blond wig and performs in drag as Olivia Newton John. Harris captures it all on tape: A portrait of a true outsider. Harris shot a dramatic piece, “Beaver Kid 2” based on the documentary; This interpretation of the story, made in 1981 on a home video camera with a budget of $100, features a young Sean Penn as “the Beaver Kid”. Still possessed, Harris then rewrote the script, cast up-and-comer Crispin Glover in the lead, and created the final segment, “The Orkly Kid”, with funding from the American Film Institute. The trilogy unveils the inner world of a fantastic character in three incarnations. [Letterboxd]

Starring: Groovin’ Gary, Sean Penn, Crispin Glover
Director: Trent Harris
Genre(s): Documentary, Comedy, Drama