1976Nominee
Best Director
Musical Holdouts
John Cohen
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Biography
John Cohen (1932–2019) was a major figure in the development and appreciation of traditional music, and one of the most prolific contributors to the Smithsonian Folkways collection of recorded sounds. He was a musician, photographer, filmmaker, and record producer, but those words do not adequately describe John, whose work transcended labels and defied categorization.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Nominee
Best Director
Peruvian Weaving
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Always Been a Rambler
Career Highlights
1982Highlight
Best Director
Gypsies Sing Long Ballads
1979Highlight
Best Director
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival