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Jason and Shirley (2015)
Directed by Stephen Winter
Overview
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.
Rated BAMCinema | Length 79 minutes
Actors
Jack Waters | Sarah Schulman | Eamon Fahey | Orran Farmer | Peter Cramer | Tony Torn | Ethan Shoshan | Nicholas Gorham | Paul Mpagi Sepuya | Bryan Webster | Mike Bailey-Gates | Joe Wakeman | Craig Cady | Devon Gallegos | Sarah Golden | Jesse Kessel | Nick Ruiz | David J. White