Jem Cohen
Known for: Director
Born: 1 January 1962 (age 64), Kabul, Afghanistan
Credits: 1 titles
Born in Afghanistan, Jem Cohen is an American experimental filmmaker and photographer, especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats, and collaborations with musicians.
Cohen has worked extensively with musicians including Patti Smith, Fugazi, Terry Riley, R.E.M., Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Xylouris White, DJ Rupture, the Ex, Elliott Smith, Vic Chesnutt, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Matana Roberts, Jessica Moss, Jonathan Richman, T.Griffin/Catherine McRae, White Magic, and the Orpheus Orchestra with Gil Shaham, and has collaborated with writers Luc Sante and Sam Stephenson, and graphic artist Ben Katchor.
Acting
Directed / Created
Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
Little, Big, and Far
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
June Leaf
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
Or Nothing (The Double)
Ballad of Philip Guston
Makeshift (for Mekas)
Vox Populi
NYC Weights and Measures
This Climate
Birth of a Nation
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
On Essex Road
Peter Hutton
Bury Me Not
Counting
We Have an Anchor
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Helianthus Corner Blues
Museum Hours
20 Little Films
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
Real Birds
Anne Truitt, Working
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
Chinatown Film Project
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
Night Scene New York
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)