Portrait of Jason (1967)

6.5/10 108 min Documentary

Overview

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

Shirley Clarke

Self - Interviewer (voice)

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