Trailer | Pomp & Circumstance
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Independent, 18-Sep-2025
Three soon-to-be college graduates become entangled in an absurd plot involving their professor’s run for mayor, an Elvis impersonator, and a group of radical artists. Adrian Anderson and Patrick Gray direct “Pomp & Circumstance,” a comedic, college-set feature shot on 16mm, set amongst the quaint and crunchy backdrop of Burlington, Vermont.
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