Jay Rosenblatt
Jay Rosenblatt (born 1955) is an American experimental documentary filmmaker known for his work in the field of collage film since 1980.
Jay Rosenblatt
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- 1955
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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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
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:
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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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- 2.John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
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- 4.American Film Showcase
- 5.1998 Best Short Documentary—IDA Awards: Human Remains|International Documentary Association
- 6.Rosenblatt, Jay — Senses of Cinema
- 7.The Smell of Burning Ants — Senses of Cinema
- 8.Human Remains Kanopy. www.kanopy.com.
- 9.Human Remains —– Senses of Cinema
- 10.Matthew Carey. Oscar Short Documentaries: Nominations Spotlight Story Of Deaf Young People, Basketball Star Who Just Passed Away. Deadline. February 8, 2022.
- 11.Lewis, Hilary. Oscars: Full List of Nominations. Hollywood Reporter. January 24, 2023.
- 12.Jay Rosenblatt Shorts — IFC Center
- 13.Five Short Films by Jay Rosenblatt|Kanopy
- 14.About the Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt
- 15.Two Films By Jay Rosenblatt - Roxie Theater.
- 16.An Evening With Jay Rosenblatt NW Film Center.
- 17.Jay Rosenblatt Films at the Museum of Modern Art - The New York Times
- 18.Who is Jay Rosenblatt?|Studio 360
- 19.1998 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
- 20.Oscars Nominations 2022 —— Full List of Nominees - Deadline
- 21.2022|Oscars.org
- 22.2023|Oscars.org
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