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Jason and Shirley (2015)

1h 19m

Running Time

Jason and Shirley (2015)

Name: Jason and Shirley
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-06-18

1h 19m

Running Time

Plot.

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.

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Cast & Crew.

Jack Waters

Jason

Sarah Schulman

Shirley

Mike Bailey-Gates

Billy Boy

Eamon Fahey

Nico

Orran Farmer

Carl Lee

Stephen Winter

Director

Ned Stresen-Reuter

Producer

Jason Ryan Yamas

Producer

Bizzy Barefoot

ProductionDesigner

Stephen Winter

Director / Writer

Blake Pruitt

Associate Producer

M. Blaine Hopkins

Executive Producer

Molly Epstein

Associate Producer

Drew Brody

Original Music Composer

David J. White

Tony Torn

Ethan Shoshan

Nick Ruiz

Jesse Kessel

Sarah Golden

Craig Cady

Peter Cramer

Nicola Gorham

Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Joe Wakeman

Devon Gallegos

Bryan Webster

Details.

Release Date
June 18, 2015

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 19m

Genres
Drama

Wiki.

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.

The film premiered at the 2015 BAMcinemaFest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and went on to screen at Frameline, Outfest, Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival, and New Orleans Film Festival. Jason and Shirley's NY theatrical premiere was at the MoMA in October 2015.