Episode 7: Portrait of Jason
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In this week's episode, Sarah and MJ dive into Shirley Clarke's 1967 "documentary," Portrait of Jason. This episode is a real rollercoaster as we discover something of the truth behind the making of this fascinating snapshot, and have a small existential crisis about what even is real anyway. This film was chosen by Scorsese as the companion film to his 1974 portrait of his family, Italianamerican on his Letterboxd list.
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