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Jerimiah Terminator LeRoy
Synopsis
A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.
Based on the true story of two women who created the persona of a boy-wonder author JT LeRoy, fooling the literary community, the fashion world, and the Hollywood elite for six years before the hoax was finally revealed.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Gala Presentations - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 108 mins
- Director
- Justin Kelly
- Producer
- Mark Amin, Jeff Beesley, Thor Bradwell, Cassian Elwes, Dave Hansen, Phyllis Laing, Gary Pearl, Giri Tharan, Patrick Walmsley, Julie Yorn
- Co-Producer
- Evan Arnold
- Executive Producer
- Nadine de Barros, Tyler Boehm, Tracy Christian, Anders Erden, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Margot Hand, Jere Hausfater, Robert Jones, Justin Kelly, Phyllis Laing, Jed Root, Devan Towers, Cami Winikoff
- Editor
- Aaron I. Butler
- Screenwriter
- Justin Kelly (screenplay), Savannah Knoop (memoir)
- Director of Photography
- Bobby Bukowski
- Production Designer
- Jean-Andre Carriere
- Music
- Tim Kvasnosky
- Principal Cast
- Kristen Stewart, Diane Kruger, Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 21st August 2018
