Portrait of Jason
1967
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.
Cast
Jason Holliday
Himself
Shirley Clarke
Interviewer (voice)
Carl Lee
Interviewer #2 (voice)
Directors
Shirley Clarke