Directed credits
42
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jem Cohen
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 42Directed series: 0All crew credits: 46
TMDB ID: 74971
IMDb ID: nm0169486
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1962
Age: 64
Place of birth: Kabul, Afghanistan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2024
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q6177037
Frequent jobs
Director (42)Assistant Property Master (2)Cinematography (1)Sound Designer (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jem Cohen.
Little, Big, and Far
Director
2024 Movie
5.0
Ballad of Philip Guston
Director
2022 Movie
Opened Ending
Director
2020 Movie
Vox Populi
Director
2018 Movie
MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
Director
2018 Movie
NYC Weights and Measures
Director
2018 Movie
This Climate
Director
2018 Movie
Birth of a Nation
Director
2017 Movie
5.0
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
Director
2016 Movie
Bury Me Not
Director
2016 Movie
On Essex Road
Director
2016 Movie
The Film That Buys the Cinema
Director
2014 Movie
Helianthus Corner Blues
Director
2013 Movie
6.8
Museum Hours
Director
2012 Movie
20 Little Films
Director
2012 Movie
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
Director
2011 Movie
Real Birds
Director
2011 Movie
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
Director
2010 Movie
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
Director
2009 Movie
Night Scene New York
Director
2009 Movie
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
Director
2008 Movie
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
Director
2008 Movie
7.5
free
Director
2007 Movie
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Director
2007 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jem Cohen.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jem Cohen.
7.4
Matewan
Assistant Property Master
1987 Movie
Vox Populi
Director
2018 Movie
6.9
Instrument
Director
1999 Movie
6.8
At Close Range
Assistant Property Master
1986 Movie
7.5
free
Director
2007 Movie
This Climate
Director
2018 Movie
6.3
Drink Deep
Director
1991 Movie
Nightswimming
Director
1995 Movie
2.0
Glueman
Director
1989 Movie
Opened Ending
Director
2020 Movie
Real Birds
Director
2011 Movie
Little, Big, and Far
Director
2024 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jem Cohen.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jem Cohen.
