2016
R
Amazon Instant Video
1 h 50 m

2016
R
Amazon Instant Video
1 h 50 m

Summary On January 9, 2006 The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco former phone...

Directed By: Jeff Feuerzeig

Written By: Jeff Feuerzeig

2016
R
Amazon Instant Video
1 h 50 m

2016
R
Amazon Instant Video
1 h 50 m

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Name: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2016-09-09
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Rating: 72
Cast: Laura Albert, Bruce Benderson, Terrence Owens, Ira Silverberg, Dennis Cooper

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

74% Positive
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RogerEbert.com

Sep 9, 2016

Author is a particular kind of documentary: a first-person account of the creation of a myth by its creator. As such, it poses all sorts of questions about the intersection of art, celebrity and psychological disturbance in our media culture, but it also gives us Laura Albert as a shape-shifting artist of astonishing talent, resourcefulness and originality.

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The Playlist

Sep 9, 2016

Author: The JT Leroy Story, a documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig,is as truthful as it gets. Yet its content is so wildly absurd, that it plays like a work of fiction.

By Jason Ooi FULL REVIEW

Total Film

Jul 25, 2016

The result is so far-fetchedly entertaining it feels like a fantasist’s fevered imaginings. Which, in a way, it is.

By Matt Glasby FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Sep 8, 2016

Author is one of the most entertaining documentaries in recent memory — and, possibly, the origin story of catfishing.

By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

Sep 14, 2016

Feuerzeig has made a fascinating documentary about a fascinating occurrence. Author implicitly stokes so many of the moral questions the incident inherently raises.

By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 8, 2016

"Author” is most interesting — and least self-aware — as a study in the gullibility and narcissism of the celebrity class.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Sep 5, 2016

Jeff Feuerzeig isn't skeptical enough of Laura Albert's explanations and rationalizations.

By Matt Brennan FULL REVIEW

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Production Company A&E IndieFilms, Complex Corporation, Fancy Film Post Services, RatPac Documentary Films, Vice Studios

Release Date Sep 9, 2016

Duration 1 h 50 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Master Piece. Master Mind.

Website https://www.facebook.com/authorthejtleroystory

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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Sundance Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

DocAviv Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

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Savannah Knoop

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Stephen Beachy

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Mary Karr

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