King of the Jews Films

King of the Jews is a film about anti-Semitism and transcendence. Utilizing Hollywood movies, 1950's educational films, personal home movies and religious films, the filmmaker depicts his childhood fear of Jesus Christ. These childhood recollections are a point of departure for larger issues such as the roots of Christian anti-Semitism.

King of the Jews explores the challenges and fears of being an outsider, of holding beliefs different from the mainstream. The myth that "the Jews" killed Jesus has been responsible for centuries of pain and destruction. After 2000 years, the wound is still open. The film uses the resurrection of Christ as a metaphor for personal renewal. Only by acknowledging past injustices can we get closer to our shared humanity.

Jay Rosenblatt

Jay Rosenblatt is an internationally recognized artist and a two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker who has completed over thirty-five films.  His work explores our emotional and psychological cores. They are personal in their content yet universal in their appeal.

Jay’s films have received over 100 awards and have screened throughout the world. A selection of his films had theatrical runs at the Film Forum in New York and at theaters nationwide. He also had a feature length program of work screen for a week at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Nine of his films have been at the Sundance Film Festival, nine of his films have screened at IDFA and several of his films have shown on HBO, PBS and the Sundance Channel. Articles about his work have appeared in the Sunday NY Times Arts & Leisure section, the LA Times, the NY Times and Filmmaker.