Director: Shirley Clarke
Year: 1967
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 99 mins
Format: PAL | R0
Colour: Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33: 1 Full Frame
Certificate: E

Synopsis

Portrait Of Jason is the raw record of a confessional conversation with gay African-American hustler Jason Holliday about his life and times. A disturbing and fascinating document, it unflinchingly observes Holliday conversing, performing, confessing, dissolving.

Shirley Clarke was a key figure in the American avant-garde and has been an influence on filmmakers and video artists over the last 40 years. Portrait Of Jason is a counter-culture classic and a landmark in American independent cinema.

Special Features

- New digital transfer of the fully-restored film print prepared by the Film Department of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- Introduction to the film by artist Wendy Clarke, daughter of Shirley Clarke
- Wendy Clarke's acclaimed video project Love Tapes, including Shirley Clarke's personal Love Tape
- Booklet featuring a new essay on the film by Tony Rayns; and an essay by Tom Sutpen
- Optimal quality dual-layer disc