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Jay Myself

2018

Documentary

Documentary Photographer Stephen Wilkes creates an intimate portrait of his mentor, Jay Maisel, as he leaves the 30,000 square foot building in the Bowery that he's inhabited and filled with his eccentric collection of beautiful random objects for the last 40 years - known as 'The Bank.'

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A fascinating look at an artist's life"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"'Jay Myself' becomes all the more intriguing in depicting this otherwise implacable artist as he finds himself at a truly challenging crossroads (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"An energetic documentary (...) Maisel had to part with much of his idiosyncratic stuff. It’s a fun journey. The process is fascinating and looks exhausting."	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"While 'Jay Myself' will annoy anyone who pays too much in the city to live in a place that’s too small, photography students might find this documentary to be of use (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The minor splendor of the movie is the connection it makes between his photographs (...) and the way that he lived (...) After watching 'Jay Myself,' you yourself may begin to see the world in a whole new way"	POS

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