The Cult of JT LeRoy

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Savannah KnoopSelf

Asia ArgentoSelf

Lilly Bright

Lilly BrightSelf

Bruce BendersonSelf

Dennis CooperSelf

Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

Jeffrey Kusama-HinteSelf

Laura AlbertSelf

Caveh ZahediSelf

Charles B. Wessler

Charles B. WesslerSelf

Ira Silverberg

Ira SilverbergSelf