Jason and Shirley (2015)
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.
- Date of release
- 2015-06-18
- TMDB
- 2.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Stephen Winter
Casting
- Jack Waters — Jason
- Sarah Schulman — Shirley
- Eamon Fahey — Nico
- Orran Farmer — Carl Lee
- Peter Cramer — Matron
- Tony Torn — Saul
- Ethan Shoshan — Natty Suit
- Nicola Gorham — Ommmmmm
- Paul Mpagi Sepuya — Cool Cat
- Bryan Webster — Candy Man
- Mike Bailey-Gates — Billy Boy
- Joe Wakeman — Sugar Lou
Interesting facts
Jason and Shirley is a 2015 drama comedy fantasy film directed by Stephen Winter. The film is a historical re-imagining that revisits the making of Shirley Clarke's 1967 documentary Portrait of Jason.
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