Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason

6.5

Sep 29 1967

2h 45m

Documentary

Interview with Jason Holliday aka Aaron Payne. House-boy, would-be cabaret performer, and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be black and gay in 1960s United States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.

Jason Holliday

Jason Holliday

Himself

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)