Jamie Kastner

Jamie Kastner is a Canadian writer, director and documentary filmmaker based in Toronto, Canada.

[1] Kastner is best known for his feature documentaries, including There Are No Fakes, which premiered at Hot Docs in 2019,[2] The Skyjacker's Tale (2016) [3] and The Secret Disco Revolution, both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

[9] Jamie Kastner's films explore such topics as pop culture,[10] political and social issues, crime and identity.

[11] His first documentary was Free Trade Is Killing My Mother (2003), a black comedy about protest.

[15] employ both comedy and a first-person, road movie format.Kike Like Me, which follows Kastner as he travels to several countries exploring the notion of modern Jewish identity, premiered at HotDocs in 2007.