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Synopsis

This insightful documentary witnesses the dramatic and comic escapades of "Project Runway"'s Jay McCarroll, as he prepares to launch his own clothing line.

Review

Since his break-out appearance on television's mega-hit "Project Runway," Jay has been doing whatever he can to secure his status in today’s highly competitive fashion world. This film follows him as he prepares his first show at Bryant Park. The only problem is everything. Under-funded and under-supported yet undeterred, Jay marches forward, knowing that the eyes of the world will be on him. In his typically blunt fashion, Jay encapsulates his rise: "I put together small collections in Philadelphia and sold at a few boutiques. I took a job in the adult industry and had a mental breakdown. I moved back to the woods of Pennsylvania. I discovered yoga. I auditioned for a show called 'Project Runway'"…. Shown here both behind the scenes and in front of the camera, Jay carries this fast-moving documentary with his entertaining and articulate persona, negotiating a seemingly never-ending series of frustrations that reveal the inner workings of the fashion industry. The year-long shoot caught McCarroll's every triumph and tribulation leading up to his New York premiere and its aftermath, creating a comprehensive portrait of a designer struggling to realize his dreams before his 15 minutes of fame run out.

-- Scott Johnston

Product Format Information

DVD : $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 741952677192

Studio : Here!

Keywords

Documentary/Documentaries, Fashion

Genres

Documentary, Here! TV

Customer Reviews

Project Jay McCarroll

Amos Lassen wrote on 11/08/2009:

“Eleven Minutes”
Project Jay McCarroll

Amos Lassen

Here TV recently announced that it has acquired the rights to “Eleven Minutes”, a documentary about Jay McCarroll the first winner of “Project Runway”. The team of Michael Selditch and Rob Tate, co-producers and co-directors looks at his year’s journey while getting ready for his first independent runway show during New York’s fashion week and then we watch the selling of his line to stores. This is no gloss over show but rather an in-depth look and exploration of the creative processes as well as the balance between commerce and art, fame, talent and reality.
It is interesting to look at McCarroll away from the “Project Runway” frame. Instead we see what he goes through on a daily basis. It has been a while since McCarroll was named “the next great American designer” and the goal of this documentary was to look beyond the pretenses of reality TV and focus on McCarroll’s work instead. We see the daily trials of mot only designing a line, putting a fashion show together and then selling the line to stores. Seeing this through McCarroll’s eyes shows us the underbelly of the fashion industry and how McCarroll has a love/hate relationship with it. The view we get is down and dirty and lots of fun.
The three “P’s”—personality, process and perception govern the film. The film is beautiful to watch as it follows eight months of hysteria and chaos. It is a fascinating look at the fashion industry and it exhilarates. McCarroll, himself, is self-aware, frank, incredibly charming and surprisedly well-balanced. He possesses both a nervous vulnerability and youthful arrogance.