Author: The JT LeRoy Story
2016 Drama Rated R 110 Minutes
In Theaters | September 9, 2016 | |||
On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | Not Available | |||
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In 2006, The New York Times sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked "it boy" wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about a sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn't actually exist. He was the creative expression of 40-year-old San Francisco former phone-sex operator turned housewife, Laura Albert. From the director of The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Author: The JT LeRoy Story takes us down the infinitely fascinating rabbit hole of how Laura Albert-like a Cyrano de Bergerac on steroids-breathed not only words, but life, into her avatar for a decade. Her epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows and fashion events, ultimately revealing that channeling her brilliant fiction through another identity was the only possible path to self-expression.
Rated R for language throughout, sexual content, some drug material and violent images.
Released by Magnolia Pictures. See more credits.