Portrait of Jason ? Stonewall Movie Series

Ingmar Bergman called it the most extraordinary film I've seen in my life. On the night of December 2, 1966, filmmaker Shirley Clarke convened in her penthouse apartment at the Hotel Chelsea to make a film. A gay, African-American hustler and aspiring cabaret performer, Jason Holiday (née Aaron Payne, 1924-1998). For twelve straight hours they filmed, provoked and the one-and-only Jason as he spun tales, sang, donned costumes and reminisced about good times and bad behavior as a gay hustler, sometime houseboy and aspiring cabaret performer. The result employs avant-garde and cinéma vérité techniques to create a mesmerizing portrait of a remarkable, charming and tortured man, who is by turns hilarious, heartbreaking, and a defining moment in gay film. Hosted by Larry Ferber, director of The Living Room film series in Boca Raton. Meet at Stonewall Library for light refreshments before the film in ArtServe Auditorium.