Tani L. Cohen is an American film producer.

Production credits

* Producer on the HBO feature documentary ''Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater'', about Barry Goldwater. The critically acclaimed film premiered on HBO in September 2006. Cohen produced it with Goldwater's granddaughter, CC Goldwater. The film screened as the Centerpiece at the Full Frame Film Festival and in the documentary competition at LAFF * Producer "The Dust Factory", starring Hayden Panettiere, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Ryan Kelley. The film was released through MGM in 2005. * Consulting producer on the independent film, "Living 'til the End,” which made its premiere at the

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in October 2004. * Executiver Producer Showtime film "Snow in August" adapted and directed by Richard Friedenberg starring Stephen Rea * Producer "The Souler Opposite,” starring Christopher Meloni, which was featured at the AFI Film Festival * Co-produced "How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog,” starring Robin Wright Penn and

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, which closed the

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. * Co-produced "Replicant,” starring Jean-Claude Van Damme * Co-produced "Forever Lulu,” starring Melanie Griffith and Patrick Swayze. * Producer of "Septuplets" and "An American Town" starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas for

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. * Line Producer "Guieivere" starring Stephen Rea and Sarah Polley * Co-Producer "October 22" starring Ernie Hudson, Amanda Plummer, Tate Donavan * Producer of Billy Kent's "Egg Salad" * Producer "Inside Monkey Zetterland"
Thomas, Kevin "Movie review: A quirky, likable 'Monkey Zetterland."

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, August 25, 1993, page 5, section Calendar; Part F; Entertainment desk. Retrieved January 29, 2010. Cohen started her career running

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's Fetch Productions. The feature films ''Scarface'' and ''Body Double'' were produced during her tenure there.

Honors

Many festivals have recognized Cohen's work as an independent film producer. Three of her projects have screened in competition at the Sundance Film Festival – ''

Inside Monkey Zetterland ''Inside Monkey Zetterland'' is a 1992 independent film written by the former child actor Steve Antin. Plot A struggling former child actor and now-adult screenwriter, "Monkey" Zetterland is working on a historical screenplay based around the def ...

,'' starring Patricia Arquette, Sandra Bernhard,

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, Rupert Everett, Ricki Lake, Martha Plimpton, Katherine Helmond, Debi Mazer, Matha Plimpton, "Egg Salad,” starring Helen Shaver, and "Guinevere,” starring Stephen Rea and Sarah Polley. Cohen received an Emmy nomination for executive producing the Showtime Original Feature "Snow in August,” starring Stephen Rea and Lolita Davidovich which was nominated for two additional Daytime Emmy Awards, including Best Director and Actor.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Tani L. Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film producers