Portrait of Jason
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.
Cast
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Jason Holliday
Himself
Shirley Clarke
Interviewer (voice)
Carl Lee
Interviewer #2 (voice)
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