Director
Jem Cohen
1962Kabul, Afghanistan43 Films
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.
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Little, Big, and Far
2024
5.0
Ballad of Philip Guston
2022
Opened Ending
2020
6.0
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019
Vox Populi
2018
NYC Weights and Measures
2018
This Climate
2018
Birth of a Nation
2017
5.0
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016
Bury Me Not
2016
On Essex Road
2016
7.7
Counting
2015
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014
Helianthus Corner Blues
2013
6.8
Museum Hours
2012
20 Little Films
2012
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
2011
Real Birds
2011
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
2010
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009
Night Scene New York
2009
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
2008
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008
7.5
free
2007
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2007
Blessed are the Dreams of Men
2006
6.9
Chain
2004
3.0
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
The Foxx and Little Vic
2002
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001
6.0
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001
4.0
Benjamin Smoke
2000
6.9
Instrument
1999
6.0
Amber City
1999
7.0
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997
6.3
Lost Book Found
1996
Nightswimming
1995
6.0
Buried in Light
1994
6.3
Drink Deep
1991
5.3
Just Hold Still
1989
4:44 (from her house home)
1989
2.0
Glueman
1989
6.0