Portrait of Jason
Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason

6.6(39 votes)
1967
1h 45m
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.

Production

Graeme Ferguson Productions, Shirley Clarke Productions

Cast

Jason Holliday

Jason Holliday

Himself

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)

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