The Cult of JT Leroy

This is a feature documentary about the writer JT LeRoy--Ethically charged, controversial, and confusing, JT's life and death sprang open a Pandora's box of powerful questions about literature and culture, identity and celebrity, and the reality of the society we live in. Fraud? Art? Mental illness? Complicity? The film will be a testament to this bizarre and elaborate story that has captured the attention and fascination of the world's media, and perplexes to this day.