Documentary · 2014 · 1h 37m

The Cult of JT LeRoy

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Director
Marjorie Sturm
Cast
Savannah Knoop as Self Asia Argento as Self Lilly Bright as Self Bruce Benderson as Self Dennis Cooper as Self Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte as Self
Crew
Peggy Peralta — Director of Photography Josh Melrod — Editor Ernesto Diaz-Infante — Original Music Composer Marjorie Sturm — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Marjorie Sturm Director Peggy Peralta Director of Photography Josh Melrod Editor Ernesto Diaz-Infante Original Music Composer Marjorie Sturm Producer
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