About the film
Jobriath A.D. is a 2012 American biographical documentary film written, produced and directed by Kieran Turner. The documentary details the rise and fall of Jobriath, the first openly gay rock star signed to a major record label. The film features commentary by Jerry Brandt, Joe Elliott, Marc Almond, Dennis Christopher, Will Sheff, Justin Tranter, Kristian Hoffman, and Ann Magnuson, and is narrated by Henry Rollins.
Jobriath appears in archival footage. The film had its world premiere on March 29, 2012 at the London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and had additional screenings at the Frameline Film Festival, and the Florida Film Festival. It won the Best Documentary award at both the Out on Film festival and the Dublin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.
The film had a limited theatrical release on January 31, 2014, and was released to DVD in 2015.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).