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Portrait of Jason (1967) Plot Summary Explained
- Starring
- Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee, Jason Holliday
The film records an interview with Jason Holliday, also known as Aaron Payne—a house‑boy, aspiring cabaret performer and self‑styled hustler—who offers a gin‑soaked, pill‑enhanced view of life as a Black gay man in 1960s America. Preserved and restored by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Milestone Films in 2013.
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