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Not so very long ago, Stephan Elliott wrote and directed a movie called THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. It was a low-budget no-stars trip through the Australian outback with a bunch of drag queens. It was also a worldwide smash which grossed over a hundred million dollars at the box office.
Cut to: four years and one flop later. Elliott is now trying to make a movie titled EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. The budget is twelve million. Ewan McGregor, k.d. lang, Ashley Judd and Jason Priestley are among the cast. The storyline promises action-adventure in nine American cities across four different seasons. The financing h
Not so very long ago, Stephan Elliott wrote and directed a movie called THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT. It was a low-budget no-stars trip through the Australian outback with a bunch of drag queens. It was also a worldwide smash which grossed over a hundred million dollars at the box office.
Cut to: four years and one flop later. Elliott is now trying to make a movie titled EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. The budget is twelve million. Ewan McGregor, k.d. lang, Ashley Judd and Jason Priestley are among the cast. The storyline promises action-adventure in nine American cities across four different seasons. The financing has been done outside the studio system - through a team of "sales agents" who want a profit. Or else. Enter Lizzy Gardiner. Academy Award-winning costume designer and friend of Elliott's for more than twenty years, Gardiner was on set to design the costumes for Eye of the Beholder. This time however she brought with her a new friend: a Sony 1000 DVC camera. And in a moment of insanity Elliott gave her permission to document the whole process. Gardiner had unlimited access to the whole shebang.
KILLING PRISCILLA is a no-holds-barred account of the reality of commercial filmmaking in the late 1990s: a study in passion, power, madness and lies. 1999, 55 mins, English
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Killing Priscilla
Director: Lizzie Gardiner
Editor: Andy Yuncken
A Great Scott Production
Producer: Jane Scott
Not so long ago, Stephan Elliott wrote and directed "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" - a low-budget trip through the Australian outback with a bunch of drag queens. The film was a worldwide smash success which grossed over a hundred million dollars at the box office.
Cut to: four years and one flop later.
Elliott's latest venture is a film called "Eye of the Beholder" with notables such as Ewan McGregor, K.D. Lang, Ashley Judd and Jason Priestly among the cast. The storyline promises action-adventure in nine American cities across four different seasons. The financing has been done outside the studio system - through a team of "sales agents" who want a profit. Creatively, Elliott is under enormous pressure to deliver a hit - his career as a writer and director is riding on this movie. Enter Lizzie Gardiner - Academy Award-winning costume designer and friend of Elliott's for more than twenty years - she's on set to design "Eye of the Beholder". This time however, she has brought with her a new friend: a Sony 1000 DVC camera. And in a moment of insanity Elliott has given her permission to document the whole process: the financial dealings, casting, pre-production, shooting and post production - hence, "Killing Priscilla".
"Killing Priscilla" is a no-holds-barred account of the reality of commercial film-making in the late 1990's: a study in passion, power, madness and lies. Mind-to-mind combat played for high stakes in freezing temperatures. Three years ago Stephan Elliott was riding the crest of the celebrity wave. Feted by Hollywood, courted by some of the biggest names in the film business. Now he's shunned by the studios. For Stephan Elliott, "Eye of the Beholder" is a labour of love. He grew up in the Australian film industry, where budgets are minuscule compared to Hollywood and passion for the film itself is the sole motivating force. For the producers it's all about the film not getting in the way of making money. Somehow Elliott has to find his way through the minefield of art versus commerce.
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