Short Films
Jay Rosenblatt
United States, 2009
Betacam SP | 26min. | BW/Colour | VOSC
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Jay Rosenblatt ([email protected])Screenplay:
Jeff Greenwald, Jay Rosenblatt, Jordan GreenwaldEditor:
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Erik Ian WalkerSound:
Jay RosenblattSinopsis
Comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded, The Darkness of Day is a meditation on suicide. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts.
Bio / Filmo
Jay Rosenblatt has been making films since 1980. He has had retrospectives of his work at the Denver International Film Festival, IMPAKT in the Netherlands, the Brussels Film Museum, the São Paulo International Short Film Festival and at the MoMA in New York. He has a Master's degree in counselling psychology and, in a former life, spent many years working as a therapist.
Festivals
Telluride Film Festival 2009
International Documentary Festival Amsterdam 2009
Best Documentary - Tampere Film Festival 2010
Mención - Punto de Vista 2010
San Francisco International Film Festival 2010