Bonni Cohen

Bonni Cohen

ProducerDirectorProductionWriterEditor Jan 1 (age 51) 1985–2025 (40 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Bonni Cohen is an American documentary film producer and director. She is the co-founder of Actual Films and has produced and directed an array of award-winning films. Most recently, she produced the Oscar-nominated film Lead Me Home, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and is a Netflix Original. She also recently co-directed Athlete A, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary and received four nominations from the Critics’ Choice Awards. She is the co-founder …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (48)

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Movies (43)

Art and Science Collide

Art and Science Collide

2025

Executive Producer

Mercedes

Mercedes

2025

Executive Producer

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

2025

Producer

7.5
Vivien’s Wild Ride

Vivien’s Wild Ride

2025

Executive Producer

9.0
The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024

Director

5.7
The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024

Producer

5.7
In Waves and War

In Waves and War

2024

Director

5.8
In Waves and War

In Waves and War

2024

Producer

5.8
Night of Nights

Night of Nights

2024

Executive Producer

LIFT

LIFT

2023

Executive Producer

6.0
One with the Whale

One with the Whale

2023

Executive Producer

Make a Splash

Make a Splash

2022

Director

Surf Nation

Surf Nation

2022

Executive Producer

Lead Me Home

Lead Me Home

2021

Producer

6.3
Athlete A

Athlete A

2020

Director

7.5
Life Overtakes Me

Life Overtakes Me

2019

Executive Producer

6.5
The Seer and the Unseen

The Seer and the Unseen

2019

Executive Producer

7.7
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

2019

Consulting Producer

7.5
Just Breathe

Just Breathe

2019

Director

Just Breathe

Just Breathe

2019

Executive Producer

When God Sleeps

When God Sleeps

2017

Executive Producer

6.0
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017

Director

6.6
Truth in Ten

Truth in Ten

2017

Director

Extremis

Extremis

2016

Executive Producer

7.0
Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016

Director

7.1
Audrie & Daisy

Audrie & Daisy

2016

Producer

7.1
3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets

3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets

2015

Executive Producer

7.3
Art and Craft

Art and Craft

2014

Executive Producer

7.1
The Last Season

The Last Season

2014

Consulting Producer

5.8
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic

Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic

2013

Producer

0.5
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco

2013

Executive Producer

The Island President

The Island President

2012

Producer

6.1
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007

Director

7.4
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007

Executive Producer

7.4
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007

Producer

7.4
The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

2007

Writer

7.4
Open Outcry

Open Outcry

2001

Producer

They Drew Fire

They Drew Fire

2000

Producer

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm

1998

Director

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm

1998

Producer

Meet Me in Miami Beach

Meet Me in Miami Beach

1994

Director

Meet Me in Miami Beach

Meet Me in Miami Beach

1994

Editor

Meet Me in Miami Beach

Meet Me in Miami Beach

1994

Producer