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  • 2019
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2019
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 19 m

Summary Jay Myself documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, begrudgingly sold his home—the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as “The Bank.” Through the intimate lens of filmmaker and Jay’s protégé, noted artist and phot...

Directed By: Stephen Wilkes

Written By: Josh Alexander

  • 2019
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 19 m
  • 2019
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 19 m

Jay Myself

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jay Myself documents the monumental move of renowned photographer and artist, Jay Maisel, who, in February 2015 after forty-eight years, begrudgingly sold his home—the 36,000 square-foot, 100-year-old landmark building in Manhattan known simply as “The Bank.” Through the intimate lens of filmmaker and Jay’s protégé, noted artist and phot...

Directed By: Stephen Wilkes

Written By: Josh Alexander

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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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90
Jul 31, 2019
After watching Jay Myself, you yourself may begin to see the world in a whole new way, as if you’d woken up to all the images that might have been invisible before, but only because you passed them by.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 26, 2019
An ode to the artist and his city, Jay Myself may just make you stop and recognize beauty in a random light pattern, or in the way dust blankets an old photo.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 15, 2019
In Wilkes’ heartfelt thank you note of a film, time, art and space collide, though in the end, all things must pass.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 22, 2019
Jay Myself paints an affectionate, curmudgeonly documentary portrait of one of New York’s greatest photographers. Jay Maisel was a star of ad photography during the “Mad Men” era, an art photographer of great renown after that and a portrait photographer whose work graced profiles and album covers, such as Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue.”
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 30, 2019
It’s a fun journey.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 29, 2019
A fascinating look at an artist's life.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 31, 2019
The film has a grounded, jovial quality especially whenever we see images of Wilkes and Maisel from previous years; it's sometimes like a low-key comedy about one man's quirky mentor and buddy.
By Nick Allen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mind Hive Films
Release Date Jul 31, 2019
Duration 1 h 19 m
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Awards

DOC NYC
• 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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