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Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason

1967-09-291 hour 45 minutes

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.

Top Billed Cast

Jason Holliday

Himself

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Interviewer (voice)

Carl Lee

Interviewer #2 (voice)