Jason and Shirley

Name: Jason and Shirley
Director: Stephen Winter
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-06-18
Duration: 79 min
Cast: Jack Waters, Sarah Schulman, Eamon Fahey, Orran Farmer, Peter Cramer

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2015 · 79 min · Drama · TMDB 2.7/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Stephen Winter

Cast

Jack Waters — Jason
Sarah Schulman — Shirley
Eamon Fahey — Nico
Orran Farmer — Carl Lee
Peter Cramer — Matron