Jay Bulger (born August19, 1982) is an American

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and writer from

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Biography

Bulger attended

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in the

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, where he boxed in several New York Golden Glove tournaments. Photographs of his fighting launched him onto the cover of ''Vogue'' and then modelling for brands such as

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, Kenneth Cole, and

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. In middle school he bullied my RELA teacher. He told his class about the story as an example of a time he faced adversity He has directed music videos and commercials for bands such as

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, Permanent Me, and Playradioplay; and brands such as Pepsi and Disney. An article entitled "The Devil and Ginger Baker" in ''

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'', became the premise for his documentary ''

Beware of Mr. Baker ''Beware of Mr. Baker'' is a 2012 American documentary film by Jay Bulger about the jazz and rock drummer Ginger Baker. Background For Bulger's article "The Devil and Ginger Baker" in '' Rolling Stone magazine'', Bulger lived with Baker in Sout ...

'', and in the spring of 2010, Bulger returned to South Africa with a small film crew to finish making the film. ''Beware of Mr. Baker'' premiered at the 2012

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Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. In 2014, Bulger directed the album, ''The Process'' with Chad Smith, Bill Laswell, and

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. For his second feature, ''Counterpunch'', Bulger set out to capture the state of boxing in the United States. As boxing's popularity declines, three fighters at different stages of their career persevere in order to pursue their dreams of becoming champions. The film earned Bulger and Netflix an Emmy nomination. In his third feature, ''Their Heads Are Green'' and ''Their Hands Are Blue'', Bulger retraced Paul Bowles’ 1959 expedition throughout Morocco, in which he set out to record the country’s various tribes and their music. The film is set to be released in fall 2019. In 2018, Bulger played the lead role of

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in the film ''Freak Power'', directed by Bobby Kennedy III.

References

https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/action-battle-for-aspen-finally-in-production/article_29ccd918-b942-11e8-83d6-3366c6fc8c58.html https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jm559b/guitar-moves-with-doueh-master-guitarist-of-morocco https://www.ringtv.com/534801-boxing-documentary-counterpunch-vies-sports-emmy https://www.musictimes.com/articles/14225/20141103/tale-chad-smith-jon-batiste-john-zorn-dave-lombardo-miles.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulger, Jay 1982 births Living people American film directors Fordham University alumni Film directors from Washington, D.C.