The Cult of JT LeRoy (2014)

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Released:
2014-11-14

Overview:
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.

Director:
Marjorie Sturm

Runtime:
1h 37min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Savannah Knoop
    as
    Self
  • Asia Argento
    as
    Self
  • Lilly Bright
    as
    Self
  • Bruce Benderson
    as
    Self
  • Dennis Cooper
    as
    Self