Catalog No.: FTF-044
Director: Kieran Turner
Length: 102 minutes
Year: 2013

LIMITED EDITION LP/DVD
EDITION OF 1500
BLUE VINYL

INCLUDES:
-DVD of Jobriath by Kieran Turner
-Deletes scenes, Director Commentary, Studio footage
-LP of unreleased music from Jobriath's lost musical, "Popstar"

Seventies glam rock musician Jobriath was known as “The American Bowie,” “The True Fairy of Rock & Roll,” and “Hype of the Year.” The first openly gay rock star, Jobriath’s reign was brief, lasting less than two years and two albums. Done in by a over‐hyped publicity machine, shunned by the gay community, and dismissed by critics as all flash and no substance, Jobriath was excommunicated from the music business. He retreated to the Chelsea Hotel where he died, forgotten, in 1983 at the age of 37, as one of the earliest casualties of AIDS.

In the years since his death, new generations of fans have discovered his music through acts as diverse as Morrissey, Def Leppard, The Pet Shop Boys, and Gary Numan, all of whom have cited Jobriath as an influence. Through interviews, archival material, and animation, audiences can experience the heartbreaking and unbelievable story of the one, the only, Jobriath.

WRITER & DIRECTOR: KIERAN TURNER
PRODUCER: KIERAN TURNER
EDITOR: DANNY BRESNIK
CINEMATOGRAPHERS: MICHAEL CANZONIERO, PJ GAYNARD
SOUND: RACHEL CHANCEY
MUSIC: IAN MOORE, JASON STACZEK

Narrated by Henry Rollins

Appearances by: Marc Almond, Joey Arias, Jayne County, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard, Stephin Merritt of Magnetic Fields, Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters, Will Sheff of Okkervil River and Justin Tranter of Semi Precious Weapons