Paul Jay is a Canadian filmmaker and journalist born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He is a dual Canadian/American citizen and lived in Baltimore for eight years. Jay was executive producer of CBC Newsworld’s CounterSpin. He is the founder and former editor-in-chief of The Real News Network, an independent, nonprofit news organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also the founding chair of Hot Docs!, the Canadian documentary film festival. Jay is the President of Counterspin Films, a production company based in Toronto and New York.
Paul Jay has 9 screen credits in a career dating back to 1998. Signature works include How to Stop a Nuclear War, The Return to Kandahar, The Life and Death of Owen Hart. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
