Jem Cohen
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.
Fotos
Películas (62)
Little, Big, and Far
2026 · Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
2025 · Director
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
2024 · Director
June Leaf
2024 · Director
Ballad of Philip Guston
2022 · Director
Or Nothing (The Double)
2022 · Director
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019 · Cinematography, Editor, Director
Vox Populi
2018 · Director
NYC Weights and Measures
2018 · Director
This Climate
2018 · Director
Birth of a Nation
2017 · Director
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016 · Director
Bury Me Not
2016 · Director
Peter Hutton
2016 · Director
On Essex Road
2016 · Director
Counting
2015 · Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
We Have an Anchor
2015 · Director
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014 · Director
Helianthus Corner Blues
2013 · Director
Museum Hours
2012 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound Designer, Writer
20 Little Films
2012 · Director
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
2011 · Director
Real Birds
2011 · Director
Anne Truitt, Working
2010 · Director
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
2010 · Director
Chinatown Film Project
2009 · Director
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009 · Director
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
2009 · Director
Night Scene New York
2009 · Director
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
2008 · Director
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008 · Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
Half The Battle
2008 · Director
A Tale of Two Cities (Viennale Trailer 2007)
2007 · Director
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2007 · Director
Building a Broken Mousetrap
2006 · Director
Blessed are the Dreams of Men
2006 · Director
Chain
2004 · Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003 · Director
The Foxx and Little Vic
2002 · Director
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001 · Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001 · Director
Benjamin Smoke
2000 · Director
Little Flags
2000 · Director
Instrument
1999 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Amber City
1999 · Director
Blood Orange Sky
1999 · Director
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997 · Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor
Museum
1997 · Director
Lost Book Found
1996 · Director
Buried in Light
1994 · Director
Black Hole Radio
1992 · Director, Editor, Sound Editor
R.E.M.: This Film Is On
1991 · Director
Drink Deep
1991 · Director
Sketches for Late City Final
1991 · Director
Just Hold Still
1989 · Director
4:44 (from her house home)
1989 · Narrator, Director
Light Years
1989 · Director
Glueman
1989 · Director
Matewan
1987 · Assistant Property Master
This Is a History of New York
1987 · Director
At Close Range
1986 · Assistant Property Master
Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
· Director
Series (0)
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