Portrait of Jason (1967)
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
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Jason Holliday as Himself |
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Shirley Clarke as Interviewer (voice) |
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Carl Lee as Interviewer #2 (voice) |
| Directing | Shirley Clarke | Director |
| Production | Shirley Clarke | Producer |
| Camera | Jeri Sopanen | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shirley Clarke | Editor |
| Sound | Francis Daniel | Sound |