Documentary filmmaker Jay Heyman has over fourteen years of experience in the film and television industry. He began his career in Boston, MA working on commercials and feature films as a member of the art department, while still holding on to a deep interest in documentary filmmaking.
During this time, Jay began to produce and direct his first feature documentary about his grandfather, who grew up in an orphanage in New York City. The film, "Bernie", screened at numerous festivals and took home the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at the 2005 Woods Hole Film Festival. It also screened at the New Filmmakers New York Summer Series held at Anthology Film Archives, as well as the opening night of an exhibit at the American Jewish Historical Society, "Cradled in Judea: Jewish Orphanages in New York, 1860-1960". For the last seven years, Jay has been living in Brooklyn, NY working as a freelance producer/director of film, television, and web content. In 2006, he completed two short films for non-governmental organizations in Uganda that are being used for fundraising efforts. Most recently, Jay produced (2nd Unit Director) a two-hour documentary for Animal Planet, "Black Tide: Voices from the Gulf", about the aftermath of the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This film aired in July of 2011 and was directed by the critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger. Other clients include: Sony Pictures, BRAVO, SPEEDtv, CNBC, Ford Motor Company, IBM, and Apple. |
Jay Heyman
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