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Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

Directing·1962·45 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.…

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As Director

Museum Hours
Museum Hours (2012)
Instrument
Instrument (1999)
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait (1997)
Chain
Chain (2004)
Benjamin Smoke
Benjamin Smoke (2000)
Lost Book Found
Lost Book Found (1996)
Counting
Counting (2015)
Amber City
Amber City (1999)
Drink Deep
Drink Deep (1991)
Just Hold Still
Just Hold Still (1989)
World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
World Without End (No Reported Incidents) (2016)
This Is a History of New York
This Is a History of New York (1987)
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)
Buried in Light
Buried in Light (1994)
free
free (2007)
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse (2001)
Ballad of Philip Guston
Ballad of Philip Guston (2022)
Makeshift (for Mekas)
Makeshift (for Mekas) (2019)
Glueman
Glueman (1989)
20 Little Films
20 Little Films (2012)
The Film That Buys the Cinema
The Film That Buys the Cinema (2014)
Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far (2026)
Vox Populi
Vox Populi (2018)
NYC Weights and Measures
NYC Weights and Measures (2018)
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit) (2007)
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin (2008)
This Climate
This Climate (2018)
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin (2008)
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo (2010)
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street (2011)
Helianthus Corner Blues
Helianthus Corner Blues (2013)
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
Robert and June (and All the Time in the World) (2025)
Nightswimming
Nightswimming (1995)
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York) (2009)
Bury Me Not
Bury Me Not (2016)
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation (2017)
Opened Ending
Opened Ending (2020)
Blessed are the Dreams of Men
Blessed are the Dreams of Men (2006)
Night Scene New York
Night Scene New York (2009)
4:44 (from her house home)
4:44 (from her house home) (1989)
Aerie
Aerie (2024)
The Foxx and Little Vic
The Foxx and Little Vic (2002)
Nice Evening, Transmission Down
Nice Evening, Transmission Down (2001)
On Essex Road
On Essex Road (2016)
Real Birds
Real Birds (2011)

As Actor

4:44 (from her house home)
4:44 (from her house home) (1989)Narrator

As Writer

Museum Hours
Museum Hours (2012)
Chain
Chain (2004)
Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far (2026)