Written and directed by Stephen Wilkes, Jay Myself is a documentary that focuses on Jay Maisel’s work. Wilkes worked with Maisel, and this movie is a love letter to the photographer’s work while being a tribute to the 35,000 square foot, 100-year-old building in New York called “The Bank” that Jay used to call his home.

After 48 years, begrudgingly, Maisel sold his home. The famous photographer story is a monumental move told through the eyes of Wilkes, who is also Jay’s protege.

Wilkes is also a noted artist and photographer, which opens the story through this intimate lens that the viewer is taken on a remarkable journey through Jay’s life as an artist, mentor, and man. A man is grappling with himself, growth, change, and the end of an era in New York City.