Portrait of Jason (1967)

  • NR
  • 09/29/1967 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 45m

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.

Shirley Clarke

Director

Cast

Jason Holliday's headshot

Jason Holliday

Himself
Shirley Clarke's headshot

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)
Carl Lee's headshot

Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)

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