The Cult of JT LeRoy

A queasy, fascinating autopsy of a literary hoax that keeps asking who was really being fooled and why everyone wanted to believe.

Directed by

Marjorie Sturm

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Savannah Knoop, Asia Argento, Lilly Bright

Overview

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.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, celebrity, deception, art

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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