Jem Cohen
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-01-01 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Kabul, Afghanistan
Jem Cohen
Biography
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
(1989)
4:44 (from her house home)
as Narrator
Crew
(2024)
Little, Big, and Far
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound
(2024)
(2024)
June Leaf
Director
(2022)
Ballad of Philip Guston
Director
(2022)
Or Nothing (The Double)
Director
(2019)
Makeshift (for Mekas)
Cinematography, Editor, Director
(2018)
NYC Weights and Measures
Director
(2018)
This Climate
Director
(2018)
MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
(2018)
Vox Populi
Director
(2017)
Birth of a Nation
Director
(2016)
(2016)
Bury Me Not
Director
(2016)
Peter Hutton
Director
(2016)
On Essex Road
Director
(2015)
Counting
Sound Designer, Director, Cinematography, Editor, Producer
(2015)
We Have an Anchor
Director
(2014)
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Director
(2013)
Helianthus Corner Blues
Director
(2012)
Museum Hours
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound Designer
(2012)
20 Little Films
Director
(2011)
(2010)
Anne Truitt, Working
Director
(2010)
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
Director
(2010)
(2009)
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
Director
(2009)
Night Scene New York
Director
(2009)
(2009)
Chinatown Film Project
Director
(2008)
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor
(2008)
Half The Battle
Director
(2008)
(2007)
A Tale of Two Cities
Director
(2007)
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Director
(2007)
free
Director
(2006)
Building a Broken Mousetrap
Director
(2006)
Blessed Are the Dreams of Men
Director
(2004)
Chain
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
(2003)
(2002)
The Foxx and Little Vic
Director
(2001)
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
Director
(2001)
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
Director
(2000)
Benjamin Smoke
Director
(2000)
Little Flags
Director
(1999)
Instrument
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
(1999)
Amber City
Director
(1999)
Blood Orange Sky
Director
(1997)
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
Director, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor
(1997)
Museum
Director
(1996)
Lost Book Found
Director
(1995)
Nightswimming
Director
(1994)
Buried in Light
Director
(1992)
Black Hole Radio
Director, Editor, Sound Editor
(1991)
Drink Deep
Director
(1991)
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
Director
(1991)
Sketches for Late City Final
Director
(1989)
Just Hold Still
Director
(1989)
4:44 (from her house home)
Director
(1989)
Light Years
Director
(1989)
Glueman
Director
(1987)
Matewan
Assistant Property Master
(1987)
This Is a History of New York
Director
(1986)
At Close Range
Assistant Property Master