Priscilla Presley is stylish in ankle-length black dress with red scarf as she promotes HBO's new Elvis documentary in NYC
She's been making appearances around the country promoting a new documentary about her late ex-husband Elvis Presley.
And on Wednesday, Priscilla Presley was in New York for a special media luncheon to publicize the HBO film.
It followed her trips to South x Southwest in Austin, Texas, and to Nashville, Tennessee, where she participated in panel discussions about the project and screenings.
Preserving his legacy: On Wednesday, Priscilla Presley was in New York for a special media luncheon to publicize the HBO documentary about her late ex-husband Elvis
On Wednesday, Priscilla, 72, looked incredibly stylish in an ankle-length black dress with long sleeves.
She added a dark red scarf wrapped around her neck and matching dark red boots.
Her red hair was styled in loose curls and she wore black eye liner and mascara and red lip color.
Priscilla serves as an executive producer on the documentary directed by Thom Zimny and which will premiere on HBO on April 14.
Had a hand in the project: Priscilla serves as an executive producer on the documentary directed by Thom Zimny and which will premiere on HBO on April 14
Elvis's ex: The 72-year-old looked incredibly stylish in an ankle-length black dress with long sleeves. She added a dark red scarf wrapped around her neck and wore her hair is loose curls
Priscilla has spent a lifetime preserving and protecting the legacy of her ex-husband.
The documentary features archive photos and footage from private collections as well as insights from music industry stars including Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Stax Records' David Porter and Sun Records' Sam Phillips.
Porter has also been on the publicity tour with Priscilla.
Answered questions: She was joined for the media event by Memphis native and Stax Records songwriter David Porter, 76, who is featured in the documentary
The team: On hand, too, was director Thom Zimny, left with Priscilla, and close Elvis friend and the film's executive producer Jerry Schilling, 76, right with Porter
The documentary explores Elvis's ties to Memphis and the influence the city and its community of artists had on him.
'He always came back to Memphis because Hollywood didn't get him,' Priscilla told the audience at SXSW, as reported by BigCountryHomepage.com. 'And he didn't like Hollywood. He needed to come back to where things felt real.'
'So that's why I say it takes you on a journey,' she added.
Elvis died age 42 at his Memphis estate Graceland in 1977.
He and Priscilla had married in 1967 and they welcomed their daughter Lisa Marie the following year.
They divorced in 1973 but Priscilla remained the rock and roll star's beneficiary when he died and as the head of Elvis Presley Enterprises, she turned Graceland into one of the top tourist atrractions in America.
Famous romance: Elvis and Priscilla married in 1967 and welcomed their daughter Lisa Marie the following year. They divorced in 1973
Legend: Elvis, pictured at Graceland in 1957, died age 42 at his Memphis estate in 1977. 'He needed to come back to where things felt real,' Priscilla explained
Coming soon: Elvis Presley: The Searcher will premiere on HBO on April 14
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