Jay Rosenblatt

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Jay Rosenblatt is an American experimental documentary filmmaker known for his work in the field of collage film since 1980.

Most Popular Jay Rosenblatt Trailers

Total trailers found: 40

Underground Zero Trailer (2002)

15 March 2002

A collection of shorts made by various directors in response to 9/11.

The Show About the Show Trailer (2017)

17 March 2017

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode.

Filmmakers Unite (FU) Trailer (2017)

18 November 2017

Human Remains Trailer (1998)

21 March 1998

Human Remains is a haunting documentary which illustrates the banality of evil by creating intimate portraits of five of the 20th century's most reviled dictators.

The D Train Trailer (2011)

11 March 2011

An old man reflects on his entire life. How quickly it all goes by.

King of the Jews Trailer (2000)

14 March 2000

King of the Jews is a film about anti-Semitism and transcendence. Utilizing Hollywood movies, 1950's educational films, personal home movies and religious films, the filmmaker depicts his childhood fear of Jesus Christ.

Phantom Limb Trailer (2005)

21 April 2005

The death of my seven-year-old brother when I was nine remains a painful and haunting memory. My parents did not know how to cope with the loss of their child and the entire family experienced indescribable pain.

I Like It a Lot Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

A two year old, an ice cream cone and a clean, white shirt.

The Darkness of Day Trailer (2009)

19 November 2009

The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded.

Trace of the future according to Jay Rosenblatt Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Filmmakers that were selected at Visions du Réel in the past twenty editions celebrate the Festival's anniversary by each making a short movie in which they expose their view of the future.

I Am a Sex Addict Trailer (2006)

12 April 2006

Just moments before his third wedding, Zahedi relates with utter sincerity and astonishing candor his obsession with prostitutes.

One Minute Racist Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Caveh Zahedi tells the story of a contentious encounter with a college security guard, a story about a moment's lapse into racism.

The Claustrum Trailer (2014)

09 June 2014

Three women are in enclosed psychological zones that function as both refuge and jail.

Inquire Within Trailer (2012)

27 January 2012

INQUIRE WITHIN is a hypnotic, apocalyptic examination of false choices, double binds, vulnerability and faith.

Short of Breath Trailer (1991)

23 March 1991

A woman is reduced to tears. She bends over backwards trying to be a good wife and mother. Her head is cut off from her heart.

Way to Your Heart Trailer (2011)

10 August 2011

Found Footage Rock Video

Restricted Trailer (2000)

18 March 2000

Take a chance. Don't do it. This is America. Do it.

Scared Very Scared Trailer (2017)

08 April 2017

An imagined therapy session that obliquely suggests the seeds of "Trump" and the subsequent fear and anxiety he evokes.

I Used to Be a Filmmaker Trailer (2003)

01 January 2003

A film about fatherhood and the bond between a father and his infant daughter. The filmmaker documents the first eighteen months of the child’s life, showing the progression from newborn to infant to toddler.

Period Piece Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

Period Piece is a 30 min. documentary about menarche--a girl's first menstrual period--which is a fundamental experience in every woman's life, yet one that is rarely celebrated.

The Kodachrome Elegies Trailer (2017)

27 April 2017

The Kodachrome elegies is a short documentary about a lost film stock, the loss of innocence and the end of an era.

I'm Charlie Chaplin Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

... because it's Halloween.

Four Questions for a Rabbi Trailer (2008)

01 January 2008

When Stacey Ross unexpectedly died in 2007, her friends contacted filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt to complete a project she had only just begun.

Prayer Trailer (2002)

12 April 2002


Faith and fear. Duck and cover. One response to 9/11.
 Official Selection, Toronto Internation�

Brain in the Desert Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A haunting and humorous film about romantic relationships and insects.

Beginning Filmmaking Trailer (2008)

29 April 2008

A father takes us through one year of trying to teach a preschooler how to make a film.

Drop Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

The trials and tribulations of truly independent filmmaking and the quest for the perfect shot.

The Smell of Burning Ants Trailer (1994)

15 March 1994

A haunting documentary on the pains of growing up male. It explores the inner and outer cruelties that boys perpetrate and endure.

Worm Trailer (2001)

16 March 2001

An off-screen narrator remembers a time he was five years old, walking to school in a heavy rain, wearing a yellow slicker and cap.

When You Awake Trailer (2016)

18 April 2016

An unscientific and comedic study of what happens when two people are hypnotized leading into an exhilarating journey into the unconscious mind (the repository for fears, desires, aggression, dreams) where all the images, sounds and music are from found footage.

A long way from home Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

A hand-processed celluloid invocation of Jesus’ last hours that hints at the relationship between the spirit and the flesh.

Afraid So Trailer (2006)

26 March 2006

A film about fear and anxiety. 
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival



When We Were Bullies Trailer (2021)

28 January 2021

A mind-boggling "coincidence" leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth grade class – and fifth grade teacher – to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident fifty years ago.

Heartbeat Trailer (2025)

30 March 2025

Shot 25 years ago, this intimate, disarming and emotionally raw documentary offers a privileged window into a couple (filmmakers Jay Rosenblatt and Stephanie Rapp) as they navigate issues that will impact their lives forever.

How Do You Measure a Year? Trailer (2021)

13 August 2021

For 17 years, filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt filmed his daughter Ella on her birthday in the same spot, asking her the same questions.

Nine Lives (The Eternal Moment of Now) Trailer (2001)

17 March 2001

Exploring imagination, memories, dreams, or past lives of Pinky the cat.

In the Bathtub of the World Trailer (2001)

29 April 2001

On January 1st, 1999, Caveh Zahedi started a one-year video diary. The idea was to shoot one minute each day.

I Just Wanted to Be Somebody Trailer (2007)

01 January 2007

Newsreels, commercials, and home movies are used to study the life and influence of Anita Bryant.

The Film Within the Film Trailer (2005)

17 February 2005

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts commissions Caveh Zahedi to make a film.

Heartbeat Trailer (2025)

30 January 2025

This emotionally raw and intimate documentary, shot 25 years ago, follows a couple - the filmmakers – in their complicated journey towards bringing a new life into the world.