This Is Elvis

The sound he created and performed. The rare personal films never before seen by the public. The private moments. The public triumphs. Intimate memories and reflections in his own words.

This Is Elvis (1981) follows Elvis Presley from his early rise in the American South through unprecedented fame and eventual decline, tracing his life as both performer and cultural symbol. As concert footage, reenactments, and archival material intertwine, the film explores how celebrity, isolation, and excess shape his personal and artistic trajectory. This documentary portrait blends mythmaking and elegy in a reflective study of fame, talent, and loss.