Portrait of Jason

Year: 1967

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Documentary

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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