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Based on Savannah Knoop's memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary 'hoax' of recent times. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her "avatar," a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she ...
Aug 18, 2017 · The film chronicles Knoop’s experience as she became swept up playing the mysterious alter ego JT Leroy, who was created by her sister-in-law, the San Francisco-based writer Laura Albert. In ...
Jul 18, 2019 · A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law. Uploaded by: FREEMAN July 18, 2019 at 03:32 AM
Sep 11, 2016 · From left, Laura Albert, Savannah Knoop and Asia Argento in Jeff Feuerzeig’s documentary “Author: The JT LeRoy Story.”. Amazon Studios/Magnolia Pictures. By Colin Moynihan. Sept. 11, 2016 ...
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Jan 23, 2016 · Revisiting an infamous literary scandal of the last decade, Jeff Feuerzeig’s documentary reexamines the writing career of Laura Albert, aka “JT LeRoy.” Albert, a sometime musician and former ...
Feb 9, 2016 · Kristen Stewart and Helena Bonham Carter are in talks to join James Franco in “JT LeRoy,” a behind-the-scenes look at the story of the literary hoax.. Justin Kelly, who directed Franco in “I ...
Based on Savannah Knoop's memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy, this captivating true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary 'hoax' of recent times. Laura Albert (Laura Dern) writes as her "avatar," a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she ...
