Author: jay.c

Documentary Filmmaker, senior digital content producer and teacher with a passion for using storytelling to educate people on healthcare, culture, arts, education, equality, human rights and more.
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Tango Seduces New York

Tango Seduces New York

Text by Karen Zraick, NYC24

Argentine tango is more than a dance for the couples that glide along the dance floor on Saturday nights at the 92nd Street Y. It’s a love affair, a meditation, a life lesson —at its best, a communion between two bodies.

“I never had a passion as strong, as vivid as tango in my life,” said Patrizia Chen, a Manhattan author and chef. “It’s orgasmic.”

That physical vulnerability, that willingness to allow someone to grip you and pull you close, creates an intense intimacy between partners, while the melancholy lyrics give the dance an air of wistful romance.

“No other dance has such a close embrace,” Chen said. “You have to give yourself to the other person.”

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Undetectable: Facilitator’s Guide Lesson #2

Undetectable: Facilitator Guide Lesson #2

From the documentary, Undetectable, that focuses on six people for three years on the HIV/AIDS multi-therapies.

This segment focuses on the personal involvement in medical care. Participants and activists, Carole Miselman and Belynda Dunn advocate for themselves and women for effective treatments. They also exemplify strong relationships with their doctors, particularly with Dr. Lisa Hirschhorn.

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On The Line @ The Met Opera

On the Line at the Met

Every Saturday morning when the Metropolitan Opera has performances, die-hard fans get up at 4am to brave the cold and darkness to make sure they have a spot to stand behind the rail of the last row in the orchestra.   But really the line is about the community that forms around a shared passion.

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Think Coffee

April Fool's Day at Think Coffee, 248 Mercer Street, New York City.

First published in NYC24, The Hijinks Issue, 2008.

By Jay Corcoran

April Fool’s Day at Think Coffee, New York City.

Mildred Verrier was worried.

One night last week she planned to roller skate at her place of employment, Think Coffee, while dressed in her underpants and other accessories while playing the ukulele.

“The singing and nudity didn’t bother me,” said Verrier a coffee barista-singer, “it’s the roller stakes, I never did it before.”
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Undetectable: The New Face of AIDS

Undetectable, feature documentary by Jay Corcoran

Released: 2001
Length: 56 minutes
Producer: Jay Corcoran
Executive producer: Michael Roberts
Cinematographer: Jay Corcoran
Editor: George O’Donnell
Composer: Scott Killian

Undetectable is a feature documentary, following for three years six Boston residents on the new multi-drug therapies for HIV disease. The film examines the complex physical and psychological effects of the treatment on three women and three men of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and the importance of AIDS education and advocacy within both the gay and poor and minority communities. It was broadcast on PBS, Independent Lens.
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