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Jem Cohen
Kabul, Afghanistan
Born in Afghanistan, Jem Cohen is an American experimental filmmaker and photographer, especially known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media form…
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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.
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2026
Little, Big, and Far
Movie Director
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2025
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
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2024
June Leaf
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2024
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
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2022
Ballad of Philip Guston
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2022
Or Nothing (The Double)
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2019
Makeshift (for Mekas)
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2018
Vox Populi
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2018
NYC Weights and Measures
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2018
This Climate
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2017
Birth of a Nation
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2016
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
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2016
On Essex Road
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2016
Peter Hutton
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2016
Bury Me Not
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2015
Counting
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2015
We Have an Anchor
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2014
The Film That Buys the Cinema
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2013
Helianthus Corner Blues
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2012
Museum Hours
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2012
20 Little Films
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2011
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
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2011
Real Birds
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2010
Anne Truitt, Working
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2010
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
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2009
Chinatown Film Project
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2009
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
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2009
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
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2009
Night Scene New York
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2008
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
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2008
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
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2008
Half The Battle
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2007
A Tale of Two Cities (Viennale Trailer 2007)
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2007
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
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2006
Blessed are the Dreams of Men
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2006
Building a Broken Mousetrap
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2004
Chain
Movie Writer
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2003
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
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2002
The Foxx and Little Vic
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2001
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
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