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AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY

By Jeff FEUERZEIG

DOGWOOF - as SALES

Documentary - Completed 2016

The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author.

Festivals
& Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2015

U.S. Documentaries

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 110 mn
- Director(s)
- Jeff FEUERZEIG
- Cast
- Laura ALBERT
- Producer(s)
- Jim CZARNECKI, Danny GABAI, Molly THOMPSON, Brett RATNER
- Synopsis
- New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.
  
  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. Albert’s epic and entertaining account plunges us into a glittery world of rock shows, fashion events, and the Cannes red carpet where LeRoy becomes a mysterious sensation. As she recounts this astonishing odyssey, Albert also reveals the intricate web spun by irrepressible creative forces within her. Her extended and layered JT LeRoy performance still infuriates many; but for Albert, channeling her brilliant fiction through another identity was the only possible path to self-expression.