The Cult of JT LeRoy (2014)

The Cult of JT LeRoy: Directed by Marjorie Sturm. With Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, Stephen Beachy, Bruce Benderson. JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life stories. Buoyed by a cadre of celebrities, he published three critically acclaimed books. His death in 2006 left his fans and supporters bewildered, angry, and betrayed. Others saw his fate coming.

“A literary hoax that picked up extraordinary steam before imploding is charted in u0026quot;The Cult of JT LeRoy.u0026quot; Having begun filming the subject in 2002, and with a background in social work uniquely congruent with u0026quot;hisu0026quot; background claims, Marjorie Sturm draws on a rich array of material to assemble a first documentary feature thatu0026#39;s fascinating on numerous levels.”