Paul Jay

After three years as a post office truck driver, and five as a railroad Carman mechanic, Jay decided it was time to make films. Years later, he's still at it. Jay completed "Return to Kandahar", a feature-length documentary co-directed with Nelofer Pazira (star of the movie Kandahar). The film follows Pazira's return to Afghanistan in search of her childhood friend. Her first attempt to find Dyana, inspired the fictional movie Kandahar. This film is a documentary account of her second journey. Macleans called it "eye-opening . . .breathtaking". The Globe and Mail called it "wonderful . . . an astonishing story of the personal and political". The Ottawa Citizen called it "shocking, compelling . . . as suspenseful as any drama". Jay's _Lost in Las Vegas (2001)- was a feature-length documentary for A&E. "Equal parts hilarious, heroic and heartfelt . . . often surprising, occasionally inspiring, frequently hilarious . . . You've got to see this thing to believe it. It's so good." (Rob Sale