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A King Comes To Town
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Travelling to Porthcawl in South Wales for its annual Elvis Festival, director Joseff Morgan meets an Elvis tribute artist overcoming questions about his identity by embodying his idol. A security guard by day, for US-born Jeff, the act has become entangled with his reality, and the presence he has established in his community.
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