
Sir Jared the Nectarine - Best Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
Anthony Godby Johnson was a 1990s miracle: a boy who escaped years of horrific abuse only to discover that he was dying of AIDS. A boy who authored his own autobiography. A boy who earned friends and fans worldwide—and who did not exist.
Featuring Oprah Winfrey, the remnants of Anthony Godby Johnson's long-forgotten television special, and the first public glimpse of the hoaxer behind the myth, TONY FRAGINALS explores the scandal from the point of view of Tony's 'little brother'.
- Year2019
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- RatingPG-13
- DirectorBen Young
- ScreenwriterBen Young
- ProducerBen Young
- FilmmakerBen Young
- CastOprah Winfrey - Self, Ben Young - Self, Vicki Fraginals - Anthony Godby Johnson
- CinematographerJunaid Iqbal
- EditorTheo Watkins
- ComposerLuke Seomore
- Sound DesignEmily Wiles
Sir Jared the Nectarine - Best Documentary Short: PDXFF 2020
Anthony Godby Johnson was a 1990s miracle: a boy who escaped years of horrific abuse only to discover that he was dying of AIDS. A boy who authored his own autobiography. A boy who earned friends and fans worldwide—and who did not exist.
Featuring Oprah Winfrey, the remnants of Anthony Godby Johnson's long-forgotten television special, and the first public glimpse of the hoaxer behind the myth, TONY FRAGINALS explores the scandal from the point of view of Tony's 'little brother'.
- Year2019
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- RatingPG-13
- DirectorBen Young
- ScreenwriterBen Young
- ProducerBen Young
- FilmmakerBen Young
- CastOprah Winfrey - Self, Ben Young - Self, Vicki Fraginals - Anthony Godby Johnson
- CinematographerJunaid Iqbal
- EditorTheo Watkins
- ComposerLuke Seomore
- Sound DesignEmily Wiles