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Jason and Shirley

Film

Jason and Shirley

2.7

1h 19m

2015

Synopsis

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.

Director

Stephen Winter

Trailer

Drama

Cast & Crew

Jack Waters

Jack Waters

as Jason

Sarah Schulman

Sarah Schulman

as Shirley

Eamon Fahey

as Nico

Orran Farmer

as Carl Lee

Peter Cramer

Peter Cramer

as Matron

Tony Torn

Tony Torn

as Saul

Ethan Shoshan

as Natty Suit

Nicola Gorham

as Ommmmmm

Paul Mpagi Sepuya

as Cool Cat

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