Fringe! The Cult of JT Leroy

Dir. Marjorie Sturm / USA / 2014 / 92min Edited & Co-Producer: Josh Melrod Music Composition: Ernesto Diaz-Infante International Sales: Film Sales Corp JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life story. Buoyed by a cadre of celebrities, he published three critically acclaimed books, including Sarah and The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. But as his fame skyrocketed, the shocking truth emerged... The truth behind underground literary sensation JT Leroy is gradually exposed in this mind-boggling documentary. Ethically charged, controversial, and confusing, JT's life and death springs open a Pandora's box of powerful questions about literature and culture, identity and celebrity, and the reality of the society we live in. jtleroydocumentary.com Tickets: £5 http://fringefilmfest.com/index.php?id=162