Jason Ryan Yamas

In 'Daddy?', time and persona are fluid as we explore a homeless young dancer's night. Following the break up with his boyfriend and an assault on his way to the club where he works, events cause him to question who he is, where he’s going and what he has lost. A fever dream of violence and sex, bringing his buried fears to life. Is the man he wants to love someone he can trust? Will he ever have someone, feel safe and be whole?

Based on a true story, Jason and Shirley recreates the 1966 power struggle between Jewish, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Shirley Clarke and her subject, Jason Holiday, a fierce black gay queen over a 12-hour marathon filming session which gave rise to Clarke's iconic documentary Portrait of Jason.