Jem Cohen

Jem Cohen

63 · Born: Jan 1, 1962

Personal Details

BornJan 1, 1962 Kabul, Afghanistan

Biography

Jem Cohen, a visionary director and cinematographer, first drew breath in the storied city of Kabul, Afghanistan, in the year 1962. Over the course of his illustrious career, he has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema, his name synonymous with critically acclaimed masterpieces such as Museum Hours, Chain, and Benjamin Smoke.

Museum Hours (2012)

Chain (2004)

Benjamin Smoke (2000)

Career

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2005
{"id":49159,"title":"Hubert Selby Jr: It\/ll Be Better Tomorrow","year":"2006","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hubert-selby-jr-itll-be-better-tomorrow","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_49159.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_49159.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
{"id":279520,"title":"Little, Big, and Far","year":"2024","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/little-big-and-far","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_279520.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_279520.jpg"},"released":1}
2024
Little, Big, and Far
Little, Big, and Far as Director, Writer
{"id":114384,"title":"World Without End (No Reported Incidents)","year":"2016","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/world-without-end-no-reported-incidents","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_114384.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_114384.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":36421,"title":"Counting","year":"2015","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/counting","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_36421.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_36421.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Counting
Counting as Director
{"id":199903,"title":"The Film That Buys the Cinema","year":"2014","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-film-that-buys-the-cinema","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_199903.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_199903.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":12316,"title":"Museum Hours","year":"2012","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/museum-hours","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_12316.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_12316.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Museum Hours
Museum Hours as Director, Screenplay
{"id":147533,"title":"Anne Truitt, Working","year":"2010","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/anne-truitt-working","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_147533.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_147533.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
{"id":265757,"title":"Long for the City (Patti Smith in New York)","year":"2009","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/long-for-the-city-patti-smith-in-new-york","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_265757.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_265757.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
{"id":49866,"title":"Building a Broken Mousetrap","year":"2006","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/building-a-broken-mousetrap","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_49866.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_49866.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
{"id":29294,"title":"Chain","year":"2004","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/chain","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_29294.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_29294.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
Chain
Chain as Director, Writer
{"id":268736,"title":"The Foxx and Little Vic","year":"2002","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-foxx-and-little-vic","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_268736.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_268736.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":155161,"title":"Benjamin Smoke","year":"2000","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/benjamin-smoke","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_155161.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_155161.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Benjamin Smoke
Benjamin Smoke as Director
{"id":220776,"title":"Instrument","year":"1999","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/instrument","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220776.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220776.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Instrument
Instrument as Director