Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

b. 1962 (age 64) Kabul, Afghanistan
Cinematographer Director

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.

Known For

Filmography

Little, Big, and Far
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★ 7.1
Little, Big, and Far
2024 Director Writer
Makeshift (For Mekas)
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★ 6.3
Makeshift (For Mekas)
2019 Director Cinematographer
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★ 6.2
Birth of a Nation
2019 Director
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★ 7.2
This Is a History of New York
2018 Director
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Chuck Will's Widow
2017 Director
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
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★ 6.9
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016 Director
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★ 7.0
Bury Me Not
2016 Director Writer Cinematographer
On Essex Road
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On Essex Road
2016 Director Writer Cinematographer
Counting
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★ 6.1
Counting
2015 Director Cinematographer
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New York Night Scene
2015 Director
The Film That Buys the Cinema
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★ 6.4
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 5
2013 Director
Museum Hours
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★ 6.9
Museum Hours
2012 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 6.4
We Have an Anchor
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 9
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 5 1/2
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 10
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 6 1/2
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 7
2012 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 2
2011 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 1
2011 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 4
2011 Director
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Gravity Hill Newsreel No. 3
2011 Director
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then
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★ 6.9
Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then
2010 Cinematographer
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★ 6.0
Anne Truitt, Working
2010 Director Writer
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★ 5.7
Chinatown Film Project
2009 Director
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
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★ 6.7
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009 Director
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★ 6.2
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
2009 Director
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The 8
2009 Director
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Anecdotal Evidence
2009 Director
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
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★ 7.3
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
A Tale of two Cities
2007 Director Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
Building a Broken Mousetrap
2006 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 6.9
Blessed Are the Dreams of Men
2006 Director Writer Cinematographer
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
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★ 7.4
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2005 Self
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★ 7.1
NYC Weights & Measures
2005 Director Writer Composer Cinematographer
Chain
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★ 7.2
Chain
2004 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
The Papp Project
2001 Cinematographer
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New York (Southstreet Seaport/Staten Island Ferry)
2001 Director Cinematographer
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Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001 Director
Benjamin Smoke
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★ 7.3
Benjamin Smoke
2000 Director Writer Cinematographer
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★ 7.0
Little Flags
2000 Director
Instrument
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★ 7.8
Instrument
1999 Director Cinematographer
Amber City
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★ 7.2
Amber City
1999 Director
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★ 8.4
Blood Orange Sky
1999 Director
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★ 8.0
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997 Director
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★ 6.3
Museum: Visiting the Unknown Man
1997 Director
Lost Book Found
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★ 7.6
Lost Book Found
1996 Director
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Black Hole Radio
1992 Director
Drink Deep
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★ 6.9
Drink Deep
1991 Director
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★ 7.2
Just Hold Still
1989 Director
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★ 6.3
Glue Man
1989 Director Writer Composer
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Light Years
1989 Director
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A Road in Florida
1983 Director