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Bonni Cohen

This article is about the filmmaker. For the government official, see Bonnie R. Cohen.

Bonni Cohen is an American documentary film producer[1] and director.[2] She is the co-founder of Actual Films[3] and has produced and directed an array of award-winning films.[4] Most recently, she produced the Oscar-nominated film Lead Me Home, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and is a Netflix Original.[5] She also recently co-directed Athlete A, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary[6] and received four nominations from the Critics’ Choice Awards.[7] She is the co-founder of Actual Films, the production company of the documentaries An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Audrie & Daisy, 3.5 Minutes, The Island President, Lost Boys of Sudan and The Rape of Europa.[8] Cohen is the co-founder of the Catapult Film Fund.[9]

Career

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Cohen co-directed Athlete A[10] and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.[11][2] In 2016, Cohen co-directed the film Audrie & Daisy,[12] which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival[13] where it was acquired[14] by Netflix.

Cohen is the producer of The Island President,[15] a documentary about the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. In 2009, Cohen produced the film Wonders are Many,[16] directed by Jon Else, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.[17] Cohen co-directed Inside Guantanamo with Else.[18] Cohen also served as Executive Producer[3] of the documentary films 3.5 Minutes and Art and Craft.

Filmography

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Directed features

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  • Athlete A (2020)
  • Just Breathe (2019, documentary short)
  • An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
  • Audrie & Daisy (2016)
  • National Geographic Explorer (2007-2009, series, 3 episodes)
    • Inside Guantanamo (2009)[19]
    • Inside Bethlehem (2007)
    • The Last Christians of Bethlehem (2007)
  • The Rape of Europa (2006)[18]
  • Wild on the Set (2000, series, 1 episode, 2000)
    • Snakes (2000, second director)
    • Primates (2000)
  • Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm (1998)
  • Meet Me in Miami Beach (1994, documentary short)

Producing credits

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  • Freedom to Dream (2020, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Jaiquan's Sketch (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Cooking for Life (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Sounds of Life (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Cooked: Survival by Zip Code (2019, consulting producer)
  • Be Like Water (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Drawn to the Mat (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Just Breathe (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Nature: No App Required (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • Splash (2019, documentary short, executive producer)
  • The Seer and the Unseen (2019, executive producer)
  • Life Overtakes Me (2019, documentary short, executive producer)[3]
  • When God Sleeps (2017, executive producer)
  • Melting Ice (2017, documentary short, co-producer)
  • Extremis (2016, documentary short, executive producer)[20]
  • Audrie & Daisy (2016, producer)
  • P.O.V. (2015, series, executive producer, 1 episode)
    • Art and Craft
  • 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets (2015, executive producer)[3]
  • The Last Season (2014, consulting producer)
  • Art and Craft (2014, executive producer)[3]
  • American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco (2013, executive producer)
  • Independent Lens (2008–2013, series, producer, 2 episodes)
    • Island President (2013)
    • Wonders Are Many: The Making of "Doctor Atomic" (2008)
  • The Island President (2011, producer)
  • National Geographic Explorer (2007, series, producer, 1 episode)
    • The Last Christians of Bethlehem
  • Undercover History (2007, series, producer, 1 episode)
    • J. Edgar Hoover
  • Wonders Are Many (2007, producer)
  • The Rape of Europa (2006, executive producer, producer)
  • Open Outcry (2001, producer)
  • They Drew Fire (2000, producer)
  • Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm (1998, producer)
  • The Human Sexes (1997, series, producer)

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Cannes 2017 Women Directors: Meet Bonni Cohen — "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ a b "'Inconvenient Sequel' directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk bring hope to the climate crisis". Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bonni Cohen". Variety. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ "IDA Appoints Award-Winning Filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jannat Gargi to Board of Directors". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. ^ "Lead Me Home". www.leadmehomefilm.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ^ "News 2021 Nominees (Documentaries) – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ^ "5th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards – List of Nominees and Winners – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  8. ^ "The Rape of Europa". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  9. ^ "Catapult Film Fund Celebrates a Decade of Doc Support". International Documentary Association. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  10. ^ Carey, Matthew (2021-01-10). "'Athlete A' Directors Say USA Gymnastics Should Do More To End Culture Of Abuse – Contenders Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  11. ^ Bentley, Jean (2017-11-08). "'An Inconvenient Sequel' Filmmakers on Modifying Their Film After Donald Trump's Climate Policy Changes". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  12. ^ Wakeman, Jessica (2016-09-23). "Life After Sexual Assault: Inside Harrowing Doc 'Audrie & Daisy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  13. ^ Chai, Barbara (2015-12-02). "Sundance Film Festival Announces In-Competition Films for 2016 (See the Full List)". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  14. ^ Lang, Brent (2016-01-28). "Sundance: Netflix Strikes Again, Picking Up 'Audrie & Daisy'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  15. ^ "THE ISLAND PRESIDENT". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  16. ^ Byrge, Duane (2007-01-25). "Wonders Are Many". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  17. ^ 2007 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films Archived 2021-08-17 at the Wayback Machine (press release)
  18. ^ a b c d "IDA Appoints Award-Winning Filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jannat Gargi to Board of Directors". International Documentary Association. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  19. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (2009-04-03). "Prison Misery, for Detainees and Guards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  20. ^ "Extremis | 2016 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  21. ^ "Bonni Cohen". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  22. ^ "2000 IDA Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards Nominees". International Documentary Association. 2000-11-01. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  23. ^ "The full list of nominations for the Baftas 2018". The Guardian. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  24. ^ Thompson, Anne (2020-10-26). "'Crip Camp,' 'Gunda,' and 'Mr. Soul!' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". IndieWire. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
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