Portrait of Jason (1967)

09/29/1967 (US) • 1h 45m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)

Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

lgbt

woman director

black lgbt

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