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Jay Stern(II)

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Jay Stern
Jay Stern is a writer/director/producer based in New York City. His has directed four feature films, most recently "Say My Name," which was shot in Wales in 2017 and opened in the US in the summer of 2019. In addition to features, Jay has produced and directed multiple short films and music videos, and produced Victor Varnado's feature documentary "The Awkward Comedy Show," which premiered on Comedy Central.

Jay is also a founder, producer, and co-host of the Iron Mule Short Comedy Screening Series, which has been screening monthly since April, 2002.

As a theater director, notable work includes "Butterflies," "Beulah Land," "The Worth of Women," and "The Bardy Bunch: the War of the Families Partridge and Brady."

Jay studied filmmaking at the Vancouver Film School and screenwriting at Columbia University, where he studied with Terry Southern. He earned his PhD in Media Philosophy from the European Graduate School, where he studied with Peter Greenaway, Claude Lanzmann, Volker Schlöndorff, John Waters, Jacques Derrida, and Agnès Varda.
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      • 7 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lisa Brenner, Mark Bonnar, and Nick Blood in Say My Name (2018)
    Say My Name
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2018
    The Adventures of Paul and Marian (2014)
    The Adventures of Paul and Marian
    6.6
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Spirit Cabinet (2013)
    Spirit Cabinet
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2013
    The Changeling (2006)
    The Changeling
    7.0
    • Producer
    • 2006

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    • Annie Watkins and Alex Nicholson in Love and Near-Death (2024)
      Love and Near-Death
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Stargazer (2023)
      Stargazer
      5.3
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Cymere Lasean in Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges (2022)
      Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • The Adventures of Paul and Marian (2014)
      The Adventures of Paul and Marian
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Spirit Cabinet (2013)
      Spirit Cabinet
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2013
    • The Awkward Comedy Show (2010)
      The Awkward Comedy Show
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2008
    • Jocasta (2008)
      Jocasta
      • associate producer
      • 2008
    • The Ring of Ultimate Power
      Short
      • producer
      • 2007
    • The Changeling (2006)
      The Changeling
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Portrait of the Artist at 16
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2004

    Director



    • Annie Watkins and Alex Nicholson in Love and Near-Death (2024)
      Love and Near-Death
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Cymere Lasean in Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges (2022)
      Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Snail Mail (2022)
      Snail Mail
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Lisa Brenner, Mark Bonnar, and Nick Blood in Say My Name (2018)
      Say My Name
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Cali Elizabeth Moore in Allergic Reaction (2017)
      Allergic Reaction
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • The Adventures of Paul and Marian (2014)
      The Adventures of Paul and Marian
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Spirit Cabinet (2013)
      Spirit Cabinet
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • The Ring of Ultimate Power
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • The Changeling (2006)
      The Changeling
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Portrait of the Artist at 16
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004

    Writer



    • Cymere Lasean in Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges (2022)
      Strands of Light: Inspired by the Stories of Jorge Luis Borges
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Snail Mail (2022)
      Snail Mail
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • The Adventures of Paul and Marian (2014)
      The Adventures of Paul and Marian
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension
      Short
      • written by
      • 2008
    • The Changeling (2006)
      The Changeling
      7.0
      • adaptation
      • 2006

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