Jay Kay
Filmmaker, Programmer, Critic, Writer, Traveler, Collector of Conversations
Jay Kay
Filmmaker, Programmer, Critic, Writer, Traveler, Collector of Conversations
I have been a journalist, interviewer, producer, radio host, co-director, moderator, traveler, a programmer, and an award-winning filmmaker with 4 short films and a short doc as part of the Montclair State University (NJ) film program from 2020-22..
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A Strange Man in a Film Land Prod, LLC.
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Filmography
38 Awards & Selections
Official Selection
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Big Apple Film Festival
Manhattan
2024
Nominee
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Cranford Film Festival
Cranford
2024
Nominee: Best Short Documentary
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
WORCESTER
2024
Official
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
2024 Greater Lehigh Valley Filmmaker Festival
Bethlehem
2024
Nominee: Best Medium Short Film
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Hang Onto Your Shorts Film Festival
Red Bank
2024
Official Selection/Nominee: Best Music Doc & Doc Producer
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Bare Bones International Film & Music Festival
Muskogee
2024
Best Documentary Short/Official Selection
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
F3: Queen City Film Festival, Film Curation, & Film Awards
Cincinnati
2024
Best Horror Thriller Short
No Good Deed
Brightside Tavern Film Fest
Jersey City
2024
Official Selection
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Listening Room Film Festival
Baton Rouge
2023
Best Student Film/Official Selection
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival
Worcester
2023
Official Selection
No Good Deed
FILMESQUE CineFest
New York City
2022
Official Selection
No Good Deed
Student World Impact Film Festival
2022
Best Director
No Good Deed
Highlands Horror Film Festival
Highlands, NJ
2022
Nominee: Best Student Short Film, Winner: Shawna Spirirt Award
No Good Deed
Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival
Worcester, MA
2022
Official Selection / Winner "Best College" Short Film
[Within the Frame]
Highlands Horror Film Festival
HIghlands, NJ
2021
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
F3: Frankly Film Festival
2021
Official Selection & Winner "Best Director" for a Horror Short
[Within the Frame]
Shawna Shea Memorial Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
First Contact Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Hallucinea Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Art All Night - Trenton: 9th Annual Film Festival
2021
Honorable Mention
[Within the Frame]
Splice Film Fest
2021
Official Selection and Finalist
[Within the Frame]
Accord Film Festival
Online
2021
Official Selection & Nomination "Best Micro Short"
[Within the Frame]
Grindsploitation Film Festival
Winchester, VA
2021
Official Selection
Don’t Eat at Dave’s
Knoxville Horror Film Festival
Knoxville, TN
2018
WTF! Award
Don’t Eat at Dave’s
Shawna Shea Film Fest
Southbridge, MA
2018
Official Selection
Don’t Eat at Dave’s
No More Room in Hell: A Half-Century of Undead Media: Short Film Block
Pittsburgh
2018
Special Attraction
Don’t Eat at Dave’s
Salt City Horror Fest
Syracuse, NY
2018
Official Selection
Don’t Eat at Dave’s
Shock Stock
London, ON
2018
Official Selection
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
CineTech Future Festival
Best Short Doc & Best Editing
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
NJ Film Awards - Dec 2023
Nominee Best Short Documentary North America
Swing 46: The Last Swingin Supper Club
Alternative Film Festival ATLFF
Toronto
Official Selection / Top 5 Short Films of HIFF
[Within the Frame]
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
Santa Ana
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Macabro Film Festival
Mexico City
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Himachal Short Film Festival
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Portland Horror Film Festival
Portland
Official Selection /Finalist
[Within the Frame]
Strong Chance Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
V.IZ. Film Fest
Official Selection
[Within the Frame]
Rock the Shorts Film Festival
Online
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Education
College
Montclair State University
Filmmaking
2020 – 2022
Personal Details
Birth Date
October 5, 1976
Nickname
Jay Kay
Birth City
Newark, NJ 07103
Current City
Roselle
Gender
Male
I have been a journalist, interviewer, producer, radio host, co-director, moderator, traveler, a programmer, and an award-winning filmmaker with 4 short films and a short doc as part of the Montclair State University (NJ) film program from 2020-22..
Contact
Company
A Strange Man in a Film Land Prod, LLC.
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