VHS Tracking Presents:
Chameleon Street (1989) with Sam Beard
Wednesday 12 November 2025 6:30pm
Goolugatup Heathcote

Chameleon Street (1989)

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.

Sam Beard

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