1967· 1h 48m·Sep 29, 1967

Portrait of Jason — Official Trailer

Name: Portrait of Jason
Director: Shirley Clarke
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1967-09-29
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jason Holliday, Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee

Documentary

Where to watch

Watch on Criterion Channel

6.5/10

Critic score

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Shirley Clarke

Jason Holliday
as Self
Shirley Clarke
as Self - Interviewer (voice)
Carl Lee
as Self - Interviewer #2 (voice)

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