As someone who was in college around the time of the rise of author Jt LeRoy, I’m really surprised that I didn’t know this story. Whether you were a fan of the books, or have never heard his name before… this is one documentary that you don’t want to miss.
The Cult Of Jt Leroy starts out by following a young homeless kid who had suffered a tremendous amount of abuse, and ends up addicted to heroin while prostituting on the streets of San Francisco. His psychologist, who he called into regularly, encouraged him to start writing his stories down, and soon, the world took notice.
Jt’s stories told personal accounts of gender confusion, abuse, drug use, sexual exploration and other incredibly intimate topics. After being passed around to various authors, Jt’s stories were soon published, and took off with great success. Soon after, Jt...
The Cult Of Jt Leroy starts out by following a young homeless kid who had suffered a tremendous amount of abuse, and ends up addicted to heroin while prostituting on the streets of San Francisco. His psychologist, who he called into regularly, encouraged him to start writing his stories down, and soon, the world took notice.
Jt’s stories told personal accounts of gender confusion, abuse, drug use, sexual exploration and other incredibly intimate topics. After being passed around to various authors, Jt’s stories were soon published, and took off with great success. Soon after, Jt...
- 6/4/2015
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Amy Berg's An Open Secret
While the world premiere of Marjorie Sturm's The Cult Of Jt Leroy joins Doc NYC, Amy Berg's An Open Secret is still up in the air.
Gracie Otto's The Last Impresario on Michael White, Andrea B. Scott's Florence, Arizona, Keva Rosenfeld's All American High Revisited, Thomas Wirthensohn's Homme Less, Dave Jannetta's Love And Terror On The Howling Plains Of Nowhere, Norah Shapiro's Miss Tibet: Beauty In Exile, Rich Hill by Tracy Droz Tragos, Little White Lie by Lacey Schwartz and Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden's Almost There, connect with Richard Gere's performance in Oren Moverman's Time Out Of Mind, Marion Cotillard in Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne's Two Days, One Night to Michael Keaton's Birdman in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance, turning questions of identity into passages of time.
While the world premiere of Marjorie Sturm's The Cult Of Jt Leroy joins Doc NYC, Amy Berg's An Open Secret is still up in the air.
Gracie Otto's The Last Impresario on Michael White, Andrea B. Scott's Florence, Arizona, Keva Rosenfeld's All American High Revisited, Thomas Wirthensohn's Homme Less, Dave Jannetta's Love And Terror On The Howling Plains Of Nowhere, Norah Shapiro's Miss Tibet: Beauty In Exile, Rich Hill by Tracy Droz Tragos, Little White Lie by Lacey Schwartz and Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden's Almost There, connect with Richard Gere's performance in Oren Moverman's Time Out Of Mind, Marion Cotillard in Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne's Two Days, One Night to Michael Keaton's Birdman in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman Or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance, turning questions of identity into passages of time.
- 11/12/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Exclusive: The Film Sales Company has picked up worldwide sales and distribution rights on a trio of films in advance of their premieres at Doc NYC this weekend.
Company head Andrew Herwitz, announced today that the company has acquired Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story Of The National Enquirer, in which Ric Burns profiles the magazine and founder Gene Pope who changed the face of print publishing forever.
Table tennis film Top Spin directed by Sara Newens and Mina T will receive its world premiere and follows three teenage Olympic hopefuls.
The Cult Of Jt Leroy (pictured) by Marjorie Sturm also gets its world premiere and explores the eponymous literary hoax created by American writer Laura Albert.
“Thom [Powers] and his team have created a world-class festival in what feels like the blink of an eye,” said Herwitz.
“Doc NYC is a perfect place to launch these three very commercial films and we expect sales in multiple territories on each...
Company head Andrew Herwitz, announced today that the company has acquired Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story Of The National Enquirer, in which Ric Burns profiles the magazine and founder Gene Pope who changed the face of print publishing forever.
Table tennis film Top Spin directed by Sara Newens and Mina T will receive its world premiere and follows three teenage Olympic hopefuls.
The Cult Of Jt Leroy (pictured) by Marjorie Sturm also gets its world premiere and explores the eponymous literary hoax created by American writer Laura Albert.
“Thom [Powers] and his team have created a world-class festival in what feels like the blink of an eye,” said Herwitz.
“Doc NYC is a perfect place to launch these three very commercial films and we expect sales in multiple territories on each...
- 11/12/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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