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  • 2015
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary Based on historic events, Jason and Shirley thrillingly recreates the dark, electrifying, take-no-prisoners 1966 power struggle between Jewish, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her subject, Jason Holliday, a fierce black gay queen over a 12-hour marathon filming session which gave rise to Clarke's iconic documentary...

Directed By: Stephen Winter

Written By: Sarah Schulman, Jack Waters, Stephen Winter

  • 2015
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2015
  • 1 h 19 m

Jason and Shirley

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Summary Based on historic events, Jason and Shirley thrillingly recreates the dark, electrifying, take-no-prisoners 1966 power struggle between Jewish, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her subject, Jason Holliday, a fierce black gay queen over a 12-hour marathon filming session which gave rise to Clarke's iconic documentary...

Directed By: Stephen Winter

Written By: Sarah Schulman, Jack Waters, Stephen Winter

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Oct 20, 2015
Jason and Shirley is imprecise, even maddening history, but it's hair-raising as historicity: Exposed here is the longstanding and somewhat vampiric process of white artists extracting for their work minority perspectives and experiences.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
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Oct 20, 2015
Flashbacks and fantasy sequences undercut the claustrophobic atmosphere. What’s left is amateurish play acting — pointless for anyone who hasn’t seen “Portrait of Jason” and redundant for those who have.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
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Oct 19, 2015
Stephen Winter's film doesn't earn the gall it evinces by pissing on Shirley Clarke's masterpiece.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Oct 19, 2015
Duration 1 h 19 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/jasonandshirleyfilm
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Awards

Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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