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Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
A Long Way from Home Jay Rosenblatt

A hypothesis: if archaeologists had ever come across footage of the crucifixion of Christ, it could have looked like this.

A Long Way from Home

Documentary Film
USA
2015
3 minutes
Subtitles: 
_without dialogue / subtitles

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Producer
Jay Rosenblatt
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
John Turk, David Borengasser, Vanessa O’Neill
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
A hypothesis: if archaeologists had ever come across footage of the crucifixion of Christ, it could have looked like this.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
Afraid So Jay Rosenblatt

There’s a lot to fear: rain, bounced checks or the imminent end of the world. An uncomfortable found footage film, inspired by a poem.

Afraid So

Documentary Film
USA
2006
3 minutes
Subtitles: 
No

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Sound
Jay Rosenblatt
Narrator
Garrison Keillor
There’s a lot to fear: rain, bounced checks or the imminent end of the world. An uncomfortable found footage film, inspired by a poem.

Beginning Filmmaking

Documentary Film
Finland,
USA
2008
23 minutes
Subtitles: 
English
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films), YLE Teema
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Thomas Logoreci, Ella Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Cast
Ella Rosenblatt, Jay Rosenblatt
Another film starring Ella, now four years old. The message: careful when you choose professions for your own kids!
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
Brain in the Desert Jay Rosenblatt, Jennifer Frame

It could have been romantic if not for the permanent disruptions by thoughts, insects and other creatures.

Brain in the Desert

Documentary Film
USA
1990
5 minutes
Subtitles: 
No

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt
Director
Jay Rosenblatt, Jennifer Frame
Music
Joel Schneider
It could have been romantic if not for the permanent disruptions by thoughts, insects and other creatures.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
Four Questions for a Rabbi Jay Rosenblatt, Stacey Ross

An examination of Jewish identity, persecution and mortality – started by the editor Stacey Ross, who died while working on this film.

Four Questions for a Rabbi

Documentary Film
USA
2008
12 minutes
Subtitles: 
English
English Captions

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Producer
Judith Montell, Erica Marcus, Laurie Coyle, Emmy Scharlatt (Four Friends Productions), Locomotion Films
Director
Jay Rosenblatt, Stacey Ross
Cinematographer
Vicente Franco, M. Emrah Oral
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Sound
Ray Day, Bob Johns
An examination of Jewish identity, persecution and mortality – started by the editor Stacey Ross, who died while working on this film.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
Friend Good Jay Rosenblatt

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Boris Karloff’s interpretation on film. A “monster” becomes human. A cross media essay from 2003.

Friend Good

Documentary Film
USA
2003
5 minutes
Subtitles: 
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Boris Karloff’s interpretation on film. A “monster” becomes human. A cross media essay from 2003.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
Human Remains Jay Rosenblatt

“The idea for the film began when I came across an image of Hitler eating. I was disturbed by the image of this monstrous person doing something so human.” (Jay Rosenblatt)

Human Remains

Documentary Film
USA
1998
30 minutes
Subtitles: 
VO_English

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt, John Turk (Locomotion Films), Danish Film Institute Workshop
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Script
Jay Rosenblatt
Sound
Christian Bruno, Amy Hunter
Artistic Assistant
Jennifer Frame, Harvey Schwartz, Ellen Bruno, Caveh Zahedi
“The idea for the film began when I came across an image of Hitler eating. I was disturbed by the image of this monstrous person doing something so human.” (Jay Rosenblatt)
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
I Just Wanted to Be Somebody Jay Rosenblatt

An ironic tribute to Anita Bryant: advertising icon, former beauty queen and activist in the American anti-gay movement.

I Just Wanted to Be Somebody

Documentary Film
USA
2006
10 minutes
Subtitles: 
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Narrator
Fenton Johnson
An ironic tribute to Anita Bryant: advertising icon (Coca Cola, Tupperware), former beauty queen and activist in the American anti-gay movement.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
I Like It a Lot Jay Rosenblatt

Jay Rosenblatt and his daughter Ella, aged two, on a trip to the ice cream parlour. Ella’s shirt is nice and clean at the start and totally filthy at the end.

I Like It a Lot

Documentary Film
USA
2004
4 minutes
Subtitles: 
No

Credits DOK Leipzig Logo

Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Thomas Logoreci
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Cast
Ella Rosenblatt
Jay Rosenblatt and his daughter Ella, aged two, on a trip to the ice cream parlour. Ella’s shirt is nice and clean at the start and totally filthy at the end.
Homage Jay Rosenblatt 2017
I Used to Be a Filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt

Oh yes and oh no, to be a father. A former filmmaker follows his new vocation. 18 months in the lives of a father and his daughter.

I Used to Be a Filmmaker

Documentary Film
USA
2003
10 minutes
Subtitles: 
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Thomas Logoreci
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Cast
Ella Rosenblatt
Oh yes and oh no, to be a father. A former filmmaker follows his new vocation. 18 months in the lives of a father and his daughter.

I’m Charlie Chaplin

Documentary Film
USA
2005
8 minutes
Subtitles: 
No

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Thomas Logoreci
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Cast
Ella Rosenblatt
Ella Rosenblatt, first two and a half, then four, dressed as the Tramp. Another documentary family comedy.

Inquire Within

Documentary Film
USA
2012
4 minutes
Subtitles: 
No

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
Script
Jay Rosenblatt
Decisions without alternatives, daily dilemmas and real questions of trust.

King of the Jews

Documentary Film
USA
2000
18 minutes
Subtitles: 
English
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt, John Turk (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt, Caveh Zahedi
Script
Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp
Artistic Assistant
Caveh Zahedi
An investigation of Christian anti-Semitism. A historic found footage montage and an autobiographical essay, too.

Nine Lives: The Eternal Moment of Now

Documentary Film
USA
2001
1 minute
Subtitles: 
_without dialogue / subtitles

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Script
Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp
Concept
Jay Rosenblatt, Stephanie Rapp
A cat has nine lives. It’s dreaming of the previous eight, lounging in the eternal now.

Phantom Limb

Documentary Film
USA
2005
28 minutes
Subtitles: 
English Captions

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Cinematographer
Ara Corbett, Todd Curtis, Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt, Lucas Morrison
Script
Jay Rosenblatt
Sound
Jim Farber
Narrator
Beverly Berning
A 28-minute walk through the different stages of grief. A powerful work.

Prayer

Documentary Film
USA
2002
3 minutes
Subtitles: 
_without dialogue / subtitles

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Producer
Jay Rosenblatt (Locomotion Films)
Director
Jay Rosenblatt
Editor
Jay Rosenblatt
A reaction to the events of September 11th, 2001, in New York City.