Portrait of Jason

Portrait of Jason
1967 newspaper advertisement promoting screenings of the film at New York theaters
Directed byShirley Clarke
Produced byShirley Clarke
StarringJason Holliday
Shirley Clarke
Carl Lee
CinematographyJeri Sopanen
Edited byShirley Clarke
Distributed byFilm-Makers' Distribution Center
Milestone Films (re-release)
Release dates
  • September 29, 1967 (1967-09-29) (NYFF)
  • October 2, 1967 (1967-10-02) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Portrait of Jason is a 1967 documentary film directed, produced and edited by Shirley Clarke and starring Jason Holliday (né Aaron Payne, 1924–1998).

In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1]

  1. ^ Barnes, Mike (December 16, 2015). "'Ghostbusters,' 'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' Enter National Film Registry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 16, 2015.