First Sundays Screenings in Tallin, Estonia

First Sundays has been invited to screen an evening of short comedy films at the Non Grata Art Container in a former Soviet military installation in Tallin, Estonia. Victor Varnado and I are traveling there tomorrow (October 1st) and will be presenting films on October 3rd, running a low-budget filmmaking workshop on October 4th, and writing and directing a short film starring a member of our audience to be premiered on October 5th. This is First Sundays' European premiere, and our first screening outside of New York City. We're really looking forward to the trip and seeing the other work at the festival. You can find more info here.

The Awkward Comedy Show Shoots September 23rd

I am producing a feature with Victor Varnado called The Awkward Comedy Show. The film showcases four African-American comics who don't fit into the typical mold of what is marketed as "black" comedy. We'll be taping these four nerdy comics as they perform in front of a live audience on September 23rd. There are two shows, one at 6:00 and one at 8:30. You can make reservations via the movie's website.

I am exceptionally proud of this project and the message of empowerment it makes for smart, funny comedians everywhere who don't fit into an easily marketed category.

The film also includes interviews and animation by NYC cartoonists. We hope to have a festival run and sell the finished project to television and on DVD. Watch this space for updates.

Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension at Dragon*Con

Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension, a short film I made with M. Sweeney Lawless and Kevin Maher has been accepted to the 2008 Dragon*Con Film Festival in Atlanta! Dragon*Con is a pretty amazing sci-fi / fantasy convention which I attended last year to screen our movie The Ring of Ultimate Power. It's a real honor to be asked back, although I won't be able to attend this year.

For those of you who would like to see our film, you can watch it here.

Two Videos by Jay and Meg on Undergroundfilm.com

The folks at undergroundfilm.com asked us if they could post two of our shorts on their website. We said "sure!"

You can check them out here:

Portrait of the Artist at 16
Incredible Voyage to Another Dimension

Make sure to watch them and rate them!

"You Make the Call" is playing in Denver

Apparently You Make the Call, a short movie I made with Kevin Maher, is playing this weekend at the brainboxCREATIVE 5 min film fest in Denver, Colorado. I am so pleased whenever a film of mine plays somewhere and I have no idea how it got there!

Jocasta at New Filmmakers

I am thrilled to announce that a movie I worked on as associate producer and post-production supervisor was accepted into the New Filmmakers' summer screening here in NYC. You can see the entire lineup here.

The film is Elise Kermani's experimental feature film Jocasta, an adaptation of Euripides' Phoenician Women. This screening will mark Jocasta's New York premiere.

For those of you who can't wait, you can purchase a DVD on Amazon.com.

Roboto Supremo

I'm producing Victor Varnado's latest project-- "Roboto Supremo," a sci-fi comedy with lots of special effects and comic book and anime-inspired fun! You can see an early version of the project here. We're in preproduction now and plan to shoot in mid-June. Stay tuned for updates!

Jay and Victor interview online!

Victor Varnado and I had a video interview with the folks from the New Roots Project to promote First Sundays' 6th anniversary show coming up on April 6th. You can see the interview here.