Jason and Shirley
2015·United States·79 min.
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Based on a true story, Jason and Shirley recreates the 1966 power struggle between Jewish, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her subject, Jason Holiday, a fierce black gay queen over a 12-hour marathon filming session which gave rise to Clarke’s iconic documentary Portrait of Jason.
DirectorStephen Winter
CinematographyNed Stresen-Reuter
CastSarah Schulman·Jack Waters·Craig Cady·Peter Cramer·Eamon Fahey·Nicholas Gorham·Tony Torn·Joe Wakeman·Bryan Webster·David J. White
Original titleJason and Shirley