Marya Cohn is an American screenwriter and director.

Biography

In 1994, Cohn directed the student short film '' Developing''. The film starred a then unknown

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in her first film role. In 2013, Cohn began filming her feature film debut, ''

The Girl in the Book ''The Girl in the Book'' is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Marya Cohn in her directorial debut. The film stars Emily VanCamp, Michael Nyqvist, David Call, Michael Cristofer, Talia Balsam and Ana Mulvoy-Ten. It had its world pr ...

'' starring

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in a semi-autobiographical film about a young book editor who is forced to work with a man who abused her as a teenager. Post-production for the film was completed via

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The film premiered at the 2015

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. It was acquired by

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and given a limited release in December 2015. Cohn is the daughter of talent agent

Sam Cohn Samuel Charles Cohn (May 11, 1929 – May 6, 2009) was an American talent agent at International Creative Management, a firm he helped create, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Cohn has been described as one of the most powerful a ...

. She is of

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May 6, 2009 In 1994, she married director Fraser Bresnahan. In 2001, she married Dutch director Tjebbo Penning.

Filmography

*'' Developing'' (1994) *''

'' (2015)

References

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