About Jay Rosenblatt
Born 1955. Jay Rosenblatt is an American film director.
Jay Rosenblatt (born 1955) is an American experimental documentary filmmaker known for his work in the field of collage film since 1980.
Themes His films explore human emotional, personal and psychological cores (e.g.: the private lives of Hitler and Stalin in Human Remains, growing up male in The Smell of Burning Ants).
Filmography The Smell of Burning Ants (1994) Human Remains (1998) Nine Lives: The Eternal Moment of Now (2001) Worm (2001) Prayer (2002) Phantom Limb (2005) Afraid So (2006) I Just Wanted to Be Somebody (2006) The Darkness of Day (2009) The D Train (2011) When We Were Bullies (2021) How Do You Measure a Year? (2022) Sources:
Accolades Sundance Jury Award for Human Remains 94th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nomination for When We Were Bullies 95th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) – nomination for How Do You Measure a Year?
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Who is Jay Rosenblatt?
director and filmmaker (born 1955)
When was Jay Rosenblatt born?
Jay Rosenblatt was born in 1955.
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Jay Rosenblatt is a film director.
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Jay Rosenblatt is American.
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