He's an especially tragic case who has had to avail himself of the kindness of strangers. So "Subway Elvis" -- whose story airs tonight on CBC's Witness at 8. -- could be forgiven for trying to wangle an edge out of director Mick Gzowski's surname.
"He'd be talking to someone about his case and mention my name," says Gzowski, a purist who tried to keep himself out of his vid-documentary. "But the funny thing was he wasn't sure who I was related to. He'd say, 'Well I got Mick here filming my story, his dad is that famous guy, Oscar something'."
Full Story