OFF CENTER: BEAVER TRILOGY is a community event in Chicago, IL on June 29, 2026. $16 per person.
About This Event
Monday, June 29, 6:00 p.m. | In 1979, filmmaker Trent Harris visits the small town of Beaver, Utah, to film a talent show. An Olivia Newton-John impersonator named Groovin’ Gary leaves such an impression on him that he reenacts Gary's performance in 1981 with a young Sean Penn and again in 1985 with a young Crispin Glover. He later combined the original documentary footage with the two fictional remakes to create BEAVER TRILOGY, a one of a kind portrait of a small town outsider and the complex relationships between subject and filmmaker, documentation and exploitation.
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164 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
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Gene Siskel Film Center
Chicago's home for great cinema. The Siskel Film Center selects and presents significant world cinema in a non-commercial context that sets aesthetic, critical and entertainment standards. For more ...
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