Jem Cohen
Jem Cohen is known for Museum Hours (2012), Instrument (1999), Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait (1997).
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 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.
Questions about Jem Cohen
How many Jem Cohen films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 9 films with Jem Cohen, from 1997 to 2026.
What was the first Jem Cohen film?
The first Jem Cohen film in the catalogue is Museum Hours, from 2012.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
Full filmography
60 films — 9 in the catalogue
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8.0 Little, Big, and Far
2026
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Robert and June (and All the Time in the World)
2025
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Robert and June (Cape Breton and NYC)
2024
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June Leaf
2024
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Or Nothing (The Double)
2022
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5.0 Ballad of Philip Guston
2022
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6.0 Makeshift (for Mekas)
2019
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Vox Populi
2018
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NYC Weights and Measures
2018
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This Climate
2018
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Birth of a Nation
2017
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5.0 World Without End (No Reported Incidents)
2016
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Bury Me Not
2016
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Peter Hutton
2016
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On Essex Road
2016
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7.7 Counting
2015
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We Have an Anchor
2015
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The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014
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Helianthus Corner Blues
2013
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6.8 Museum Hours
2012
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6.0 20 Little Films
2012
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Gravity Hill Newsreels: Occupy Wall Street
2011
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Real Birds
2011
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5.0
Anne Truitt, Working
2010
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Crossing Paths with Luce Vigo
2010
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Chinatown Film Project
2009
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Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)
2009
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Le bled (Buildings in a Field)
2009
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Night Scene New York
2009
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The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
2008
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Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin
2008
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10.0
Half The Battle
2008
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A Tale of Two Cities (Viennale Trailer 2007)
2007
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Spirit (Smells Like Teen Spirit)
2007
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Building a Broken Mousetrap
2006
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Blessed are the Dreams of Men
2006
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7.0 Chain
2004
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5.0 R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003
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The Foxx and Little Vic
2002
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Nice Evening, Transmission Down
2001
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6.0 Sonic Cinema: Sparklehorse
2001
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5.0 Benjamin Smoke
2000
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8.0
Little Flags
2000
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6.9 Instrument
1999
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6.4 Amber City
1999
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8.0
Blood Orange Sky
1999
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7.4 Lucky Three: An Elliott Smith Portrait
1997
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Museum
1997
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6.6 Lost Book Found
1996
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7.0 Buried in Light
1994
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10.0
Black Hole Radio
1992
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7.0
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991
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6.8 Drink Deep
1991
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Sketches for Late City Final
1991
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6.0 Just Hold Still
1989
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4:44 (from her house home)
1989 · Narrator
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Light Years
1989
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2.0 Glueman
1989
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6.3 This Is a History of New York
1987
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Gravity Hill Newsreels-Bella ciao
no date
People data: TMDb.
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