Portrait of Jason

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.

Director: Shirley Clarke

Cast

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Jason Holliday

Himself

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)

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Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)