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writer/animator:
Hughie McIntyre

video artist:
Iain Piercy



The Lifetime of Elvis Presley
2 min. 40 sec. / animation / 1998 / Scotland

This animation was one of seven made on the theme of Elvis Presley that became part of a multimedia event linking video with live music and performance. The animation was created by artists with autistic spectrum disorders as part of Project Ability and is an account of Elvis's life, from childbirth to his untimely death.

Hughie McIntyre - writer/animator
This was Hughie's first animation. The animation won the Noi Gli Altri Special Award at the Disability Film Festival in Turin, Italy in 1998.

Iain Piercy - video artist
Iain has been working as video co-ordinator at Project Ability since 1997. This work has involved facilitating and directing animation and documentary projects with individuals with learning difficulties. The work has been screened at festivals in Europe, Australia and America, winning a number of awards.