Andrew "Andy" Cohen (born March 16, 1965) is a three-time Emmy nominated independent filmmaker and journalist. The founder of AC Films Inc, Cohen has directed, written, and produced feature-length and short-form films. He produced and co-wrote his first film in 1996,

Gaylen Ross Gaylen Ross (born August 15, 1950) is an American director, writer, producer and actress, best known for playing Francine Parker in the 1978 horror film '' Dawn of the Dead'' and also noted for directing the 2008 documentary '' Killing Kasztne ...

' ''Dealers Among Dealers'', about the New York City diamond business. Cohen would later co-write and produce Ross' 2008 documentary '' Killing Kasztner'' on the life and assassination of Rezso Kasztner.

Career

Cohen's work as a producer includes ''To Kill a Tiger'' (2022, Best Canadian Feature Film, Toronto International Film Festival),

Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly c ...

's ''

Human Flow ''Human Flow'' is a 2017 German documentary film co-produced and directed by Ai Weiwei about the current global refugee crisis. In the film the viewer is taken to over 20 countries to understand both the scale and the personal impact of this mass ...

'' (2017, short-listed

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®), ''

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'' (2016, short-listed

®), '' Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'' (2012, short-listed

®), and ''The World Before Her'' (2012, Best Documentary Feature,

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). His work has been screened at festivals around the world, including the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

, Telluride,

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, and

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among others. Cohen wrote and directed the documentary ''Ximei'' (2019 Movies that Matter Activist Award), which premiered at the

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in Geneva. Produced by Ai Weiwei, the film is centered around Liu Ximei, a Chinese peasant woman infected with AIDS during China’s Black Blood Economy in the 1990s. Production of ''Ximei'' lasted seven years, due to interference from Chinese officials; Cohen's phone and internet messages were spied on and parts of footage were regularly confiscated. Cohen also participated in Global Geneva's first ‘Youth Writes’ (Young Journalists and Writers Initiative) workshop in Versoix, Switzerland, in March 2019, helping high school students better understand the role of documentary film reporting. His feature-length documentary, ''

Beijing Spring The Beijing Spring () refers to a brief period of political liberalization during the "Boluan Fanzheng" period in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It began as the Democracy Wall movement in Beijing, which occurred in 1978 and 1979, right aft ...

'' (2021, Amnesty International / FIFA jury Award) chronicles China's first Democracy movement and protest demonstration for artistic freedom following China's brutal Cultural Revolution. Crossing over from documentary to fiction, Cohen produced his first narrative feature, ''Little Death 2022,'' starring

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, directed by Jack Begert, written by Dani Goffstein and Jack Begert, produced alongside Psycho Films and

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’s Protozoa Pictures.

Filmography

* ''Dealers Among Dealers'' (1996) - producer * '' Killing Kasztner'' (2008) - writer, producer * '' Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'' (2012) - executive producer * ''

The World Before Her ''The World Before Her'' is a 2012 Canadian documentary film written and directed by Nisha Pahuja and produced by Toronto's Emmy Award winning Storyline Entertainment. The film explores the complex and conflicting environment for young girls in I ...

'' (2012) - executive producer * ''

'' (2016) - executive producer * ''

'' (2017) - executive producer * ''

Ximei ''Ximei'' is a 2019 American documentary directed by Andy Cohen, co-directed by Gaylen Ross and produced by Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei (, ; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far n ...

'' (2019) - writer, director, producer * ''

'' (2020) - writer, director, producer * '' To Kill a Tiger'' (2022)- executive producer, creative consultant * '' Jackie the Wolf'' (2023)- producer, executive producer * ''

Little Death (; "the little death") is an expression that means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of post orgasm as likened to death." The first attested use of the expression in English ...

'' (2023)- producer * '' Rough & Polished'' (2024)- writer, director, producer * ''

Village Gate The Village Gate was a nightclub at the corner of Thompson and Bleecker Streets in Greenwich Village, New York. Art D'Lugoff opened the club in 1958, on the ground floor and basement of 160 Bleecker Street. The large 1896 Chicago school (architec ...

'' (2024) - writer, director, producer

References

External links

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IMDb Profile

ScreenDaily Write Up - Venice Film Festival

Freedom: Short Film
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