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Born 8 July 1952, London is a British filmmaker who has directed feature films, documentaries, music videos and commercials.

He has authored several well-known music videos, including videos for the following songs: Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train" which won a Grammy, "Dani California" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, "What God Wants" by Roger Waters, and See also "Help Me" and "God's Gonna Cut You Down" by Johnny Cash. Kay has been nominated six times for a Grammy Award for Music Video Director.

As a filmmaker, he made his debut in 1998 with American Story X, a racist drama. The main roles in the film were played by Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. Kay renounced the final cut of the film because he was not satisfied with the quality of the project. His attempts to remove his own name from the credits of the film ended in failure. The film was well received by critics, and Norton was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Kay's second major project was a documentary called Lake of Fire. The film was devoted to the problem of abortion, around which there was then a lot of talk in the United States. The film was first shown at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was shortlisted for an Oscar and was also nominated for Best Documentary for the Independent Spirit Awards, the Chicago Film Critics Association and Sputnik. Kay spent 18 years on the creation of "Lake of Fire".

Black Water Transit (2009), Kay's third film, stars such actors as Laurence Fishburne, Karl Urban, Evan Ross, Brittany Snow and Stephen Dorff. The film was not finished yet, as the production company went bankrupt during its creation.

Kay's fourth film was "The Substitute Teacher", which was released in 2011. The plot of the film tells about the problems of the educational system in American high schools. It is noteworthy that the film starred the director's daughter, Betty Kay.

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