JT Leroy

Laura Albert 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 comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-deplume. Enter her boyfriend’s androgynous fun-loving sister Savannah Knoop, who connects with Laura’s punk, feminist, outsider universe and agrees to be JT in the public eye. Together, they embark on a wild ride of double lives, infiltrating the Hollywood and literary elite, only to discover who they are while pretending to be someone else.

Rating

R

Release Year

2019

Duration

01:48

Genres

Drama

Director

Justin Kelly

Cast

Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess