Jayce Bartok

Jayce began his journey as a filmmaker acting in numerous films and television shows, most notably Richard Linklater's Suburbia, Sam Rami's Spiderman, Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent, and most recently, Ava Duvernay's When They See Us. Jayce's first screenplay, The Cake Eaters (Screen Media), became a critically acclaimed film directed by Mary Stuart Masterson, which he starred in alongside Kristen Stewart and Bruce Dern. Following that, Jayce wrote, directed, and produced Fall To Rise (Panorama Entertainment) starring Daphne Rubin-Vega and legendary dancers Desmond Richardson & Katherine Crockett as well as members of The Martha Graham Dance Company. Robert Redford said of the film "Bartok beautifully captured the emotional difficulty of dancers coming to terms with age and identity." More highlights for Fall To Rise include being an official selection at the prestigious Dance On Camera Festival at Lincoln Center and winner of the Bulleit Frontier Filmmaker Award. Most recently, Jayc