Andrew Cohn is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter
originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, The Last Shift,
premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony
Pictures in over 150 cities nationwide. The film stars two-time
Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins 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.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." His film, Night School, premiered at
the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, was supported by a MacArthur grant and
was released by Oscilloscope Laboratories. He is the director of the
documentary Kid Danny, part of ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series; his
concert documentary Danny Brown: Live at The Majestic was released
through Apple Music. 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.Cohn began his career working
for author and This American Life contributor Davy Rothbart at Found
Magazine. 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
and his second short film, Chile Road, played in over 20 U.S. film
festivals. His most recent documentary short, Destination Park,
premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and has over a half
million streams on The Atlantic.
originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, The Last Shift,
premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony
Pictures in over 150 cities nationwide. The film stars two-time
Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins 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.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." His film, Night School, premiered at
the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, was supported by a MacArthur grant and
was released by Oscilloscope Laboratories. He is the director of the
documentary Kid Danny, part of ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series; his
concert documentary Danny Brown: Live at The Majestic was released
through Apple Music. 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.Cohn began his career working
for author and This American Life contributor Davy Rothbart at Found
Magazine. 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
and his second short film, Chile Road, played in over 20 U.S. film
festivals. His most recent documentary short, Destination Park,
premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival and has over a half
million streams on The Atlantic.
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