Jem Cohen Movies

  • 2019
    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    Makeshift (for Mekas)

    62019HD

    Jem Cohen's memory-tribute to Jonas Mekas displaces its first-person narration from voice-over to on-screen text. Diaristic New York street imagery...

    Makeshift (for Mekas)
  • 2008
    The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

    The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

    The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin

    02008HD

    An homage to Walter Benjamin and other time-traveling artists and expatriates that have inspired me, especially Chris Marker. Benjamin, fleeing from...

    The Passage Clock: For Walter Benjamin
  • 2008
    Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin

    Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin

    Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin

    02008HD

    This surreal art-movie/live-performance hybrid is comprised of New York filmmaker Jem Cohen's original 16mm and DV movie footage combined with...

    Evening's Civil Twilight in Empires of Tin