
Jem Cohen
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (100)
Movies (100)
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingDirector
Apr 30
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingDirector of Photography
Apr 30
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingEditor
Apr 30
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingProducer
Apr 30
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingSound
Apr 30
Little, Big, and Far
2026 UpcomingWriter
Apr 30
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
2025Director
June Leaf
2024Director
Aerie
2024Director
Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
2024Director
Ballad of Philip Guston
2022Director
Or Nothing (The Double)
2022Director
Opened Ending
2020Director
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019Cinematography
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019Director
Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019Editor
Tree Song
2019Director
NYC Weights and Measures
2018Director
Vox Populi
2018Director
This Climate
2018Director
MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
2018Director
MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
2018Director of Photography
MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
2018Editor
Birth of a Nation
2017Director
On Essex Road
2016Director
Bury Me Not
2016Director
Peter Hutton
2016Director
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016Director
We Have an Anchor
2015Director
Counting
2015Cinematography
Counting
2015Director
Counting
2015Editor
Counting
2015Producer
Counting
2015Sound Designer
The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014Director
Helianthus Corner Blues
2013Director
Museum Hours
2012Director
Museum Hours
2012Director of Photography
Museum Hours
2012Editor
Museum Hours
2012Producer
Museum Hours
2012Screenplay
Museum Hours
2012Sound Designer
Museum Hours
2012Writer
20 Little Films
2012Director
Real Birds
2011Director
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
2011Director
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
2010Director
Anne Truitt, Working
2010Director
Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
2009Director
Night Scene New York
2009Director
Chinatown Film Project
2009Director
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009Director
Half The Battle
2008Director
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
2008Director
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008Cinematography
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008Director
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008Editor
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008Producer
free
2007Director
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2007Director
Building a Broken Mousetrap
2006Director
Blessed are the Dreams of Men
2006Director
Chain
2004Director
Chain
2004Director of Photography
Chain
2004Editor
Chain
2004Producer
Chain
2004Writer
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003Director
The Foxx and Little Vic
2002Director
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001Director
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001Director
Little Flags
2000Director
Benjamin Smoke
2000Director
Instrument
1999Director
Instrument
1999Director of Photography
Instrument
1999Editor
Amber City
1999Director
Blood Orange Sky
1999Director
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997Camera Operator
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997Director
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997Editor
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997Producer
Museum
1997Director
Lost Book Found
1996Director
Nightswimming
1995Director
Buried in Light
1994Director
Black Hole Radio
1992Director
Black Hole Radio
1992Editor
Black Hole Radio
1992Sound Editor
Drink Deep
1991Director
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991Director
Sketches for Late City Final
1991Director
Just Hold Still
1989Director
Glueman
1989Director
Light Years
1989Director
4:44 (from her house home)
1989Director
Matewan
1987Assistant Property Master
This Is a History of New York
1987Director
At Close Range
1986Assistant Property Master
Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
Director
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