Portrait of Jason

Name: Portrait of Jason
Released: 1967-09-29

1967· 1h 48m· 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.

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DirectorShirley Clarke

ProducerShirley Clarke

Director of PhotographyJeri Sopanen

EditorShirley Clarke

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Details

Released1967-09-29

Runtime1h 48m

StatusReleased

StudiosGraeme Ferguson Productions · Shirley Clarke Productions

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating6.5/10 · 42 votes

Original languageen

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