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Jay Myself is a 2018 American documentary film directed by Stephen Wilkes, produced by his wife, Bette Wilkes, and written by Josh Alexander. The film chronicles the days during which photographer Jay Maisel decides to sell his long-time New York home, the historic six-story former Germania Bank Building on the Bowery, for $55 million dollars.
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.'
Fotograf Stephen Wilkes tworzy intymny portret swojego mentora, Jaya Maisela, gdy ten opuszcza budynek o powierzchni 30 000 stóp kwadratowych w Bowery, który zamieszkiwał i wypełniał swoją ekscentryczną kolekcją przedmiotów przez ostatnie 40 lat. Jeszcze nikt nie dodał obsady i twórców do tego filmu.
We sat down with photographers Jay Maisel and Stephen Wilkes to talk about their new documentary, "Jay Myself," a film that follows Jay as he moves out of the six-story,...
Wilkes’ directorial debut, the documentary film, Jay Myself, world premiered at DOCNYC in November 2018. The film is an in-depth look into the world of photographer Jay Maisel and his move out of his 35,000 sq. foot building at 190 Bowery.
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.
Filmmaker Stephen Wilkes crafts a portrait of his mentor, noted artist and photographer Jay Maisel.
