The Cult of JT LeRoy

5.8 / 10

(4 votes)

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.

Country:
Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

97 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Marjorie Sturm

Cast:
Savannah Knoop

Self

Asia Argento

Self

Lilly Bright

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Bruce Benderson

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Dennis Cooper

Self

Crew:
Marjorie Sturm

Director

Josh Melrod

Editor

Peggy Peralta

Director of Photography

Ernesto Diaz-Infante

Original Music Composer

Marjorie Sturm

Producer