Film

Tony Fraginals

2019 · 16m · Documentary

In the early 1990s, a bizarre hoax mesmerised the U.S. media landscape and even called Oprah Winfrey to the scene. The occasion: the autobiography of a minor, called “Tony”, who suffers from Aids and syphilis after years of abuse. But despite his numerous celebrity supporters, Tony never appears in public. His adoptive mother, Vicki Johnson, does instead. Now an old friend from Great Britain speaks up at last …

• Ben YoungDirector

Release date

October 29, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

16m

Genres

Documentary