The Cult of JT LeRoy
(eVideo)
Contributors
Sturm, Marjorie, film director.
Argento, Asia, actor.
Bachtold, Beth, actor.
Beachy, Stephen, actor.
Marjorie Anne Sturm (Firm), Distributor
Argento, Asia, actor.
Bachtold, Beth, actor.
Beachy, Stephen, actor.
Marjorie Anne Sturm (Firm), Distributor
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Marjorie Anne Sturm, 2015., Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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eVideo
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
Participants/Performers
Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, Stephen Beachy
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Marjorie Anne Sturm in 2015.
Description
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? Sociopathy? Complicity? THE CULT OF JT LEROY is 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. JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life story. Buoyed by a cadre of celebrities, he published three critically acclaimed books, including Sarah and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. But as his fame skyrocketed, the shocking truth emerged: JT was not what he seemed. What followed was a downfall as bewildering as it was tragic. Drawn into LeRoy's inner circle before the truth came to light, filmmaker Marjorie Sturm was misled like many others. Through intimate interviews with many close to the tarnished figure, Sturm attempts to untangle what really happened, and in the process explores how his deception called into question not only the value of LeRoy's writing absent authenticity, but our culture's complicity with the author's seductive cult of personality. Authorized and unauthorized, The Cult of JT Leroy received two Jury Awards for Best Feature Documentary in 2015 and played at top-tier festivals around the world. "*A first rate documentary about a remarkable literary hoax . . . The result is consistently absorbing . . .* " -Variety "_This story is an utterly fascinating look at identity, gender, role-playing, fraud, and deception . . . Sturm was there on the ground level before LeRoy's true identity was exposed._" -IndieWire
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2015). The Cult of JT LeRoy . Marjorie Anne Sturm.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marjorie, Sturm et al.. 2015. The Cult of JT LeRoy. Marjorie Anne Sturm.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marjorie, Sturm et al.. The Cult of JT LeRoy Marjorie Anne Sturm, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sturm, Marjorie,, Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, and Stephen Beachy. The Cult of JT LeRoy Marjorie Anne Sturm, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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| Last Update | 2023-12-13 11:12:01AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-27 04:31:14AM |
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