Andrew Cohn
Andrew Cohn is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter[1] originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, The Last Shift, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins[2] and is executive produced by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne. Prior to his work in fiction, Cohn was best known for his vérité style documentary films.
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In 2018, Cohn directed Warriors of Liberty City, a 6-part documentary series for Starz, which the L.A. Times called "one of the best reasons to turn on a television this fall."[3] His film, Night School, premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, was supported by a MacArthur grant[4] and was released by Oscilloscope Laboratories.[5] He is the director of the documentary Kid Danny, part of ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series[6]; his concert documentary Danny Brown: Live at The Majestic was released through Apple Music.[7] Cohn's debut film, Medora, executive produced by Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci, aired on the acclaimed PBS series Independent Lens, and won an Emmy Award.[8]
Cohn began his career working for author and This American Life contributor Davy Rothbart at Found Magazine.[9] After graduating college, he found work as a screenwriter in Los Angeles and later produced the off-Broadway play, Found: People Find Stuff. Now it’s a Show. Cohn’s first non-fiction short, Dynamic Tom, was featured as part of McSweeney's Wholphin collection[10] and his second short film, Chile Road, played in over 20 U.S. film festivals.[11] His most recent documentary short, Destination Park, premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and has over a half million streams on The Atlantic.[12]
Filmography
- Dynamic Tom, 2009
- Chile Road, 2011
- Medora, 2013 (with Beachside Films)
- Kid Danny, 2014 (with ESPN Films)
- Night School, 2016
- Danny Brown: Live at the Majestic, 2018
- Destination Park, 2018
- Warriors of Liberty City, 2018 (with Starz)
- The Last Shift, 2020
References
- "Andrew Cohn (II) IMDB".
- "Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie to Star in Indie Comedy 'The Last Shift'".
- "Starz Greenlights Four Docu-Series, Including LeBron James-Produced 'Warriors of Liberty City'".
- "MacArthur Supports 15 New Documentary Films".
- "Oscilloscope Rounds Out Growing Documentary Slate with 'Night School' and 'Santoalla' — Exclusive".
- "Kid Danny".
- "Danny Brown Shares 'Live at The Majestic' Apple Music Concert Documentary Trailer".
- "Independent Lens Wins Two News & Documentary Emmys".
- "Five Questions with Medora Directors Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart".
- "Dynamic Tom".
- "New Doc Turns the Table on Filmmaker's Friend".
- "The Atlantic Website".
External links
- Andrew Cohn on IMDb