Ira Cohen

Ira Cohen

Actor · Director · Producer

The Bronx, New York
February 3, 1935

Biography

Ira Cohen was an American poet, publisher, photographer and filmmaker. Cohen lived in Morocco and in New York City in the 1960s, he was in Kathmandu in the 1970s and traveled the world in the 1980s, before returning to New York, where he spent the rest of his life.

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Representative Works

Excavating Taylor Mead
Excavating Taylor Mead
7.0
/ English
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
No Rating Yet
/ English
Brain Damage
Brain Damage
5.0
/ English
FLicKeR
FLicKeR
6.8
/ English
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
5.0
/ English
The Invisible Father
The Invisible Father
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Stone Age
The Stone Age
No Rating Yet
/ English
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
6.7
/ English
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
6.0
/ English
Played for Real - Ira Cohen
Played for Real - Ira Cohen
No Rating Yet
/ English
Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika
Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika
6.0
/ English
Kings With Straw Mats
Kings With Straw Mats
5.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Excavating Taylor Mead
2005Nominee

Best Performance

Excavating Taylor Mead

Joan of Arc
1967Nominee

Best Performance

Joan of Arc

Brain Damage
2006Nominee

Best Director

Brain Damage

Career Highlights

FLicKeR
2009Highlight

Best Performance

FLicKeR

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013Highlight

Best Performance

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

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