Milestone Films, in
association with Oscilloscope Laboratories, will release DVD and Blu-ray
editions of Portrait of Jason: Project Shirley, Volume 2 on Nov. 11.
Shirley Clarke, born of
wealth and privilege, educated and a devotee of modern dance might have lived
out her life with her interest in dance as nothing more than a passion, a love,
but nothing more. But in the mid-1950s
she took up film — legend has it that it was for therapy — and at that she did
excel, which included an Oscar nomination in 1960 for her short film, Skyscraper.
On a December evening in
1966 filmmaker Shirley Clarke set down with Jason Holliday, a gay black man
with dreams of becoming a performer.
For 12-hours Clarke filmed this man as he spoke of his life, his
desires, frustrations … the result was Portrait of Jason, one of the most
celebrated cinéma vérité films of the
period.
A restored version of
this landmark film is the centerpiece of this remarkable collection that also
includes “The Lost Confrontation,” “Where’s Shirley?,” “Jason in Color!,”
“Jason: Before and After,” “Butterfly” and “Shirley Clarke in Underground New
York,” plus audio outtakes and a Pacifica Radio interview with Shirley Clarke
(1967).
Also included is the
audio from a 1967 album titled “Jason Holliday Comedy Album.”
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