Film · 2016

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Name: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-07-29
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Laura Albert, Ira Silverberg, Dennis Cooper, Asia Argento, Bono

Directed by Jeff Feuerzeig · starring Laura Albert, Ira Silverberg and Dennis Cooper

1 h 50 min
Documentary
USA
Released in the UK 28 July 2016

7.7 Critics3 reviews

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Synopsis

This documentary produced by A&E Indie Films and distributed by Amazon Video tells the unbelievable story of author Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy, a literary persona created by real writer Laura Albert. Since her first published novel 'Sarah' Albert developed a character that made people believe it was the real author of her books. For years LeRoy attended literary conventions and made many public apperances. However an exposé in a newspaper in 2005 revealed that Laura palmer was the real author and LeRoy never existed. Soon after LeRoy's agent and movie producer, Ira Silverberger admitted that the person acting up as LeRoy in public was in fact a woman named Savannah Knoop. 'Author: The JT LeRoy Story' unveils the story behind this literary alter ego that caused sensation and revolutionized American contemporary literature.

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Runtime: 110 min1 hour and 50 minutes

How long is Author: The JT LeRoy Story?: 1 hour and 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was Author: The JT LeRoy Story released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 28 July 2016.
Who directed Author: The JT LeRoy Story?: Jeff Feuerzeig.
Who is in Author: The JT LeRoy Story?: It stars Laura Albert, Ira Silverberg, Dennis Cooper and Asia Argento.
Where can I watch Author: The JT LeRoy Story?: In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
Producers: Jim Czarnecki, Brett Ratner

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'Author: The JT LeRoy Story' Official Trailer 2:4428 July 2016

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What the critics say average 7.7 from 3

9.1 IndiewireEric Kohn A reliable story from an unreliable narrator who has not exactly come to repent so much as recount, 'Author: The JT Leroy Story' offers an insight into celebrity and iconography from a housewife… Read
8.0 The GuardianNigel M Smith "Laura Albert, the real author behind fabricated sensation JT LeRoy, tells her side of the story in Jeff Feuerzeig's endlessly riveting documentary". Read
6.0 VarietyDennis Harvey "The woman who wrote acclaimed books while posing as HIV-positive ex-prostitute transgender male Leroy does not buy as much retrospective sympathy as she seeks in painting herself as victim". Read