Author: The JT LeRoy Story (2016)

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.

Released

2016-01-22

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

110 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jeff Feuerzeig

TMDB rating

6.6/10 from 31 votes