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.