Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason
1967
★★★☆☆ 6.4/10
⏱️ 105 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel
OVID
Metrograph
Kino Film Collection

Cast

Jason Holliday
Jason Holliday
Himself
Shirley Clarke
Shirley Clarke
Interviewer (voice)
Carl Lee
Carl Lee
Interviewer #2 (voice)

Crew

Director
Shirley Clarke
Producer
Shirley Clarke

Production

Graeme Ferguson Productions, Shirley Clarke Productions

Keywords

lgbtwoman directorblack lgbt