The Cult of JT LeRoy

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The Cult of JT LeRoy (2014)

Directed by Marjorie Sturm

Documentary · 1h 37m

A feature documentary about the writer JT LeRoy - Ethically charged, controversial, and confusing, JT’s life and death sprang open a Pandora’s box of powerful questions about literature and culture, identity and celebrity, and the reality of the society we live in. Fraud? Art? Mental illness? Complicity? The Cult of JT Leroy will be a testament to this bizarre and elaborate story that has captured the attention and fascination of the world’s media, and perplexes to this day.

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Cast

Savannah Knoop Self Asia Argento Self
L
Lilly Bright Self Bruce Benderson Self Dennis Cooper Self
J
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Self Laura Albert Self Caveh Zahedi Self
C
Charles B. Wessler Self
I
Ira Silverberg Self

Crew

Director
Marjorie Sturm
Director of Photography
Peggy Peralta
Original Music Composer
Ernesto Diaz-Infante
Editor
Josh Melrod
Producer
Marjorie Sturm

Details

Release date
2014-11-14
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English