| Description |
1 DVD (108 min.) : sound, black & white; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical |
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NTSC |
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video file DVD video |
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Documentary films |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Series |
Milestone cinematheque
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Project Shirley ; v. 2
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Milestone cinematheque.
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Project Shirley ; v. 2.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation. |
| Note |
Filmed interview. |
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Title from container. |
| Performer |
Featuring Jason Holliday ; interviewers: Shirley Clarke, Carl Lee. |
| Note |
Originally released in 1967; re-released in 2013; re-released with additional features in 2014. |
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Audio title at beginning of film; voice says: Miss Shirley Clarke, Portrait of Jason. Picture title appears at end with distribution logo: Portrait of Jason - Shirley Clarke. No other titles or credits appear on the film. |
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"Restoration by the Academy Film Archive, Milestone Films and Modern Videofilm"--Container. |
| Credits |
Camera, Jeri Sopanen ; sound, Francis Daniel ; editing, Shirley Clarke ; production assistant, Robert Fiore ; assistant, Jim Hubbard. |
| Summary |
This portrait of Jason Holliday, a black gay prostitute who dreams of a career as a nightclub performer, is drawn from twelve consecutive hours of filming in a New York City apartment. |
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As he reminisces about his life, Holliday discusses his homosexuality and the gay subcultures in San Francisco and New York. He jokes with the off-screen filmmaker and crew and maintains a sense of humor even as he recalls hustling, heroin addiction, and jail time. Holliday also performs for the camera, impersonating female entertainers and movie personalities such as Mae West, Butterfly McQueen, and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the wind. |
| Contents |
Bonus features: Video features. The lost confrontation (7 min.) -- Where's Shirley? (25 min.) -- Jason in color! (3 min.) -- Jason unleashed (audio outtakes) (35 min.) -- Portrait of Jason trailer (2 min.) -- Jason, before and after (2 min.) -- Butterfly (1967, 4 min.) -- Shirley Clarke in underground New York (1967, 10 min.) -- Audio only features. Pacifica Radio interview with Shirley Clarke [audio only] (1967, 53 min.) -- Jason Holliday comedy album [audio only] (1967, 54 min.). |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Holliday, Jason, 1924-1998 -- Interviews.
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Holliday, Jason, 1924-1998. |
| Genre/Form |
Interviews.
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| Subject |
African American gay men -- United States -- Interviews.
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African American gay men. |
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United States. |
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Gay men -- United States -- Interviews.
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Gay men. |
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Gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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African American gay men -- United States -- Biography.
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Male prostitutes -- United States -- Interviews.
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Male prostitutes. |
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Male prostitution -- United States -- Case studies.
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Male prostitution. |
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Case studies.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities -- United States -- Interviews.
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Eccentrics and eccentricities. |
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Eccentrics and eccentricities -- United States -- Biography.
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Interviews.
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Experimental films.
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Experimental films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Biographical films.
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Biographical films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
African American gay men. |
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Gay men. |
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Male prostitutes. |
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Male prostitution. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Clarke, Shirley, 1919-1997, film director, film producer, interviewer, editor of moving image work.
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Lee, Carl, 1926-1986, interviewer.
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Holliday, Jason, 1924-1998, interviewee.
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Milestone Film & Video, film distributor, publisher, restorationist (expression)
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Oscilloscope Pictures, film distributor.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Foundation, restorationist (expression)
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Modern Videofilm (Firm), restorationist (expression)
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| ISBN |
9781933920634 |
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1933920637 |
| Standard No. |
784148014142 |
| Music No. |
Mile00141 Milestone Film & Video |
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