DOC NYC is pleased to announced a late-breaking addition to this year’s Special Events section: The World Premiere of Marjorie Sturm’s THE CULT OF JT LEROY
DOC NYC Program Description
THE CULT OF JT LEROY
Director: Marjorie Sturm
WORLD PREMIERE
JT LeRoy burst onto the literary scene in the late 1990s, attracting a devoted following through stark tales of poverty, abuse and underage prostitution in books like Sarah and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. His was a rags-to-riches story, with his own tortured life inspiring his writing—or so he claimed. Drawn into LeRoy’s inner circle before the truth came to light, director Marjorie Sturm was misled like many others. Through intimate interviews with many close to the tarnished figure, she attempts to untangle what really happened, and in the process explores how this deception called into question not only the value of LeRoy’s writing absent authenticity, but our culture’s complicity within the author’s seductive cult of personality.
Expected to attend: Marjorie Sturm and special guests from the film
Why You Should Attend:
In DOC NYC’s five-year history, there’s never been a film added to the lineup this late, so you know it takes a special kind of film and topic to break with precedent. First-time documentary feature director Sturm has been working on this project for several years, and we’re excited to host its debut with three opportunities to see the film!
More Info:
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