Part of “Academy Museum Branch Selects” – Selected by the Documentary Branch | Q&A with Documentary Branch member Lynne Sachs & visual artist Jack Waters
Sunday April 27, 2025 at 3:15pm
Paris Theater, 4 West 58th Street NYC
https://www.paristheaternyc.com/film/portrait-of-jason-branch-selects
Film will be introduced by Lynne Sachs, Filmmaker & Documentary Branch member; screening followed by Sachs & visual artist Jack Waters.
On December 3, 1966, documentarian Shirley Clarke and her partner, actor Carl Lee, spent 12 hours interviewing cabaret performer Jason Holliday about his life, in Clarke’s Hotel Chelsea apartment. The end result is a milestone in documentary filmmaking, touching upon such issues as race, sexuality, and the relationship between documentarians and their subjects, as well as introducing an unforgettable personality to the screen.