Jem Cohen

Career Overview

Jem Cohen has 101 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Signature works include Little, Big, and Far, R.E.M.: This Film Is On, Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 101
Birth Date: 1962-01-01
Birth Place: Kabul, Afghanistan

Known For

Frequent Collaborators

Franz Schwartz (1 collaborations)
Jessica Sarah Rinland (1 collaborations)
Leslie Thornton (1 collaborations)
Mario Silva (1 collaborations)
Michael Stipe (1 collaborations)
Mike Mills (1 collaborations)
Peter Buck (1 collaborations)
Bill Berry (1 collaborations)
Robert Frank (1 collaborations)
June Leaf (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (66 credits)
- Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Little, Big, and Far
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Aerie
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- June Leaf
  director
  
  directing
  
  2024
- Or Nothing (The Double)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Ballad of Philip Guston
  director
  
  directing
  
  2022
- Opened Ending
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- Tree Song
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Makeshift (for Mekas)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- Vox Populi
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- NYC Weights and Measures
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- This Climate
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Birth of a Nation
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Bury Me Not
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Peter Hutton
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- On Essex Road
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Counting
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- We Have an Anchor
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- The Film That Buys the Cinema
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Helianthus Corner Blues
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Museum Hours
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- 20 Little Films
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Real Birds
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Anne Truitt, Working
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Chinatown Film Project
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Night Scene New York
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Half The Battle
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- A Tale of Two Cities (Viennale Trailer 2007)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- free
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Building a Broken Mousetrap
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Blessed are the Dreams of Men
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Chain
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- The Foxx and Little Vic
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Nice Evening, Transmission Down
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Benjamin Smoke
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Little Flags
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Instrument
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Amber City
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Blood Orange Sky
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Museum
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- Lost Book Found
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Nightswimming
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Buried in Light
  director
  
  directing
  
  1994
- Black Hole Radio
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- R.E.M.: This Film Is On
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Drink Deep
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Sketches for Late City Final
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Just Hold Still
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- 4:44 (from her house home)
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Light Years
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Glueman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- This Is a History of New York
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
camera (6 credits)
- Little, Big, and Far
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2026
- MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2018
- Museum Hours
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2012
- Chain
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2004
- Instrument
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1999
- Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  1997
editing (10 credits)
- Little, Big, and Far
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2026
- Makeshift (for Mekas)
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2019
- MARC RIBOT FEAT. TOM WAITS – Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2018
- Counting
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2015
- Museum Hours
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2008
- Chain
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2004
- Instrument
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1999
- Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1997
- Black Hole Radio
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1992
production (6 credits)
- Little, Big, and Far
  producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- Counting
  producer
  
  production
  
  2015
- Museum Hours
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
  producer
  
  production
  
  2008
- Chain
  producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
sound (4 credits)
- Little, Big, and Far
  sound
  
  sound
  
  2026
- Counting
  sound designer
  
  sound
  
  2015
- Museum Hours
  sound designer
  
  sound
  
  2012
- Black Hole Radio
  sound editor
  
  sound
  
  1992
writing (3 credits)
- Little, Big, and Far
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Museum Hours
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Chain
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2004
crew (3 credits)
- Makeshift (for Mekas)
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2019
- Counting
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2015
- Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2008
actors (1 credits)
- 4:44 (from her house home)
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
art (2 credits)
- Matewan
  assistant property master
  
  art
  
  1987
- At Close Range
  assistant property master
  
  art
  
  1986