Portrait of Jason
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.
- Director
- Shirley Clarke
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Drama
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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.
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- Release date
- Sep 29, 1967
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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