NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS & AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

The Film

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 photographer Stephen Wilkes, the viewer is taken on a remarkable journey through Jay’s life as an artist, mentor, and man; a man grappling with time, life, change, and the end of an era in New York City.

The Trailer

Opening at Film Forum in NYC July 31st

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Press

“Energetic … a fun journey. (Maisel’s work) covers as much under the sun as a single photographer can capture in a lifetime.”

- -Glenn Kenny, The New York Times

“Lovely … every building, every street, every person is endowed with near mystical beauty.”

- – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“(A) fascinating, improbable, only-in-a-bygone-New York story…a reflection on a life fully and unusually lived.”

- – David Alm, Forbes

“One of the most esteemed, influential photographers of his generation. Jay Maisel suggests a comical amalgamation of William Friedkin and Marlon Brando.”

- – Derek Smith, Slant

Contact Information

For booking inquiries, please contact:
Andrew Carlin
Oscilloscope Laboratories
630-445-1215
andrew@oscilloscope.net

For press inquiries, please contact:
Sydney Tanigawa
212-219-4029 ext. 41
Sydney@Oscilloscope.net

For all other inquiries, please contact:
info@oscilloscope.net