The Cult of JT LeRoy

1h 37m
Documentary
5.8

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Marjorie Sturm
Director, Producer
Josh Melrod
Editor, Co-Producer
Peggy Peralta
Director of Photography
Andrew Anker
Executive Producer
Renee Anker
Executive Producer
William Hirsch
Executive Producer
James Sturm
Co-Producer
Rachel Gross
Co-Producer
Ernesto Diaz-Infante
Original Music Composer

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