Casting JonBenet-old

Jay appears in the hybrid documentary Casting JonBenet. Directed by Kitty Green, and produced by Scott Macaulay and James Schamus, Casting JonBenet was acquired by Netflix two weeks before its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

Jay’s Playlist from the Casting JonBenet shoot

Jay wrote “Fly on Home: for JonBenet and others” as part of the process of filming Casting JonBenet.


Jan 2017

Chicago Tribune selects Casting JonBenet as one of top 5 most anticipated Sundance 2017 films


Jan 2017

IndieWire.com names Casting JonBenet director Kitty Green as 1 of 13 breakout possibilities at Sundance 2017


Jan 2017

Netflix acquires worldwide rights to Casting JonBenet; limited theatrical release included


Dec 2016

Nonfics.com names Casting JonBenet one of the 10 most anticipated documentaries of 2017


Dec 2016

Berlin International Film Festival selects Casting JonBenet for their festival


Nov 2016

LA Times runs Sundance Film Festival story – Casting JonBenet photo featured


Nov 2016

Sundance Film Festival announces 2017 films, including Casting JonBenet


July 2015 – Jay is on a callback for a TV commercial and the casting director asks if he’d like to audition for a project Kitty Green is directing about JonBenet Ramsey. Jay goes to that audition a few days later.