VHS Tracking Presents.... CHAMELEON STREET (1989) with Sam Beard

Please join us for the next edition of VHS Tracking Presents - Goolugatup's film club

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The program invites local artists to present a wide-ranging selection of art films, classics, and new wave cinema. Curated by iconic Boorloo film critic Tristan Fidler, the creator of the celebrated local VHS Tracking film zine, and hosted by Goolugatup Gallery monthly.

In this edition, Dispatch Review editor and writer Sam Beard will be presenting the film, Chameleon Street (1989)

· Doors 6:30pm

· Film Starts 7:00pm

Please note: there will be an Intermission break halfway through.

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CHAMELEON STREET (1989) – Not Rated, 1hr 34mins

The improbable but true story of Michigan con man Douglas Street, the titular “chameleon” who successfully impersonated his way up the socioeconomic ladder by posing as a magazine reporter, an Ivy League student, a respected surgeon, and a corporate lawyer. Elevated by a dexterous performance and daring direction from multi-hyphenate actor-writer-director Wendell B. Harris Jr., the film pins a lens on race, class and performance in American identity, which has lost none of its relevance.

Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative under the supervision of Wendell B. Harris Jr.

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Sam Beard is the head editor and co-founder of Dispatch Review. His writing has appeared in Artlink, un Magazine, and Art Collector.

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Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct located on the shores of the Derbal Yerrigan, in the suburb of Applecross, just south of the centre of Boorloo Perth, WA.

The precinct's street address is 58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, with ample parking on site. The closest train station is Canning Bridge, and the closest bus route the 148.

The bar is wheelchair accessible through rear access. ACROD parking is available nearby. Main entry is 1.4m wide, and accessible toilet doors are 0.9m wide. Toilets are unisex

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