Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

Directing
Born 1962-01-01 Kabul, Afghanistan 64 credits Guggenheim Fellowship 1

Awards

Won 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Guggenheim Fellowship 1 won

  • — Guggenheim Fellowship Won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 64
Directing 57 credits
Instrument
Instrument
1999 · Director, Director of Photography
Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far
2026 · Director, Writer
20 Little Films
20 Little Films
2012 · Director
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003 · Director
Half The Battle
Half The Battle
2008 · Director
Drink Deep
Drink Deep
1991 · Director
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
2009 · Director
Museum Hours
Museum Hours
2012 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Director of Photography
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
2025 · Director
Chinatown Film Project
Chinatown Film Project
2009 · Director
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997 · Director, Camera Operator
The Film That Buys the Cinema
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014 · Director
The Foxx and Little Vic
The Foxx and Little Vic
2002 · Director
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991 · Director
Benjamin Smoke
Benjamin Smoke
2000 · Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001 · Director
Chain
Chain
2004 · Director, Writer
Glueman
Glueman
1989 · Director
Black Hole Radio
Black Hole Radio
1992 · Director, Editor
Counting
Counting
2015 · Sound Designer, Director
Night Scene New York
Night Scene New York
2009 · Director
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009 · Director
Aerie
Aerie
2024 · Director
Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
· Director
Lost Book Found
Lost Book Found
1996 · Director
Little Flags
Little Flags
2000 · Director
Buried in Light
Buried in Light
1994 · Director
4:44 (from her house home)
4:44 (from her house home)
1989 · Narrator, Director
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008 · Director, Producer
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016 · Director
Amber City
Amber City
1999 · Director
Just Hold Still
Just Hold Still
1989 · Director
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
2008 · Director
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2007 · Director
Ballad of Philip Guston
Ballad of Philip Guston
2022 · Director
Vox Populi
Vox Populi
2018 · Director
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
2011 · Director
Building a Broken Mousetrap
Building a Broken Mousetrap
2006 · Director
This Is a History of New York
This Is a History of New York
1987 · Director
June Leaf
June Leaf
2024 · Director
This Climate
This Climate
2018 · Director
On Essex Road
On Essex Road
2016 · Director
Museum
Museum
1997 · Director
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation
2017 · Director
NYC Weights and Measures
NYC Weights and Measures
2018 · Director
Sketches for Late City Final
Sketches for Late City Final
1991 · Director
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001 · Director
free
free
2007 · Director
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
2010 · Director
We Have an Anchor
We Have an Anchor
2015 · Director
Light Years
Light Years
1989 · Director
Peter Hutton
Peter Hutton
2016 · Director
Or Nothing (The Double)
Or Nothing (The Double)
2022 · Director
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
2024 · Director
Anne Truitt, Working
Anne Truitt, Working
2010 · Director
Blood Orange Sky
Blood Orange Sky
1999 · Director
Nightswimming
Nightswimming
1995 · Director
Acting 6 credits
Matewan
Matewan
1987 · ★ 7.4 · Assistant Property Master
At Close Range
At Close Range
1986 · ★ 6.8 · Assistant Property Master
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997 · Director, Camera Operator
Makeshift (for Mekas)
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019 · Cinematography, Editor
Counting
Counting
2015 · Sound Designer, Director
4:44 (from her house home)
4:44 (from her house home)
1989 · Narrator, Director
Other credits 4 credits
Instrument
Instrument
1999 · Director, Director of Photography
Museum Hours
Museum Hours
2012 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Director of Photography
Makeshift (for Mekas)
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019 · Cinematography, Editor
Black Hole Radio
Black Hole Radio
1992 · Director, Editor
Writing 2 credits
Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far
2026 · Director, Writer
Chain
Chain
2004 · Director, Writer
Producing 1 credit
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008 · Director, Producer
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