Filmmaker • Screenwriter • Journalist
Peter Cohn is a New York-based filmmaker and writer. He made his first film in 1995, the critically acclaimed dramatic feature Drunks, shot in a church basement and on the streets of Times Square in 14 days. Since then, his films have explored immigration, domestic violence and the conflict in the West Bank.
Films
Stories from the Edge
Holy Land (2014)
An unprecedented documentary about a dramatic and tumultuous year in the West Bank, the film zeroes in on the explosive issue of the Israeli settlements. Its protagonists are both Israeli settlers and the Israelis and Palestinians who oppose them.
Power And Control (2010)
Kim, a Duluth, MN mother of three, is at the center of the story. As Kim and her fragile daughters take up residence in a shelter, we follow the harrowing struggles in a single-parenting survivor’s quest to find work, housing and peace of mind.
Golden Venture (2006)
In what was the largest apprehension of undocumented immigrants in US history, the grounding of the freighter Golden Venture off a New York City beach became a crucial turning point in the legal and political battle over US immigration policy.
Drunks (1995)
Actor-comedian Richard Lewis and Academy Award winners Faye Dunaway and Dianne Wiest lead an all-star cast that includes Amanda Plummer, Parker Posey, Spalding Gray, Calista Flockhart and Sam Rockwell in this story of friendship, survival and redemption.
Rants
A Philosophy of Compassionate Skepticism
Ben Cohn went on a 1,000 mile road trip from Estonia to Ukraine to deliver a donated truck. Share his journey and meet some of the heroes leading volunteer efforts in Ukraine at a live virtual event that includes a screen of Ben's short film and a discussion straights from the front lines.![]()
www.everyoneswar.org/
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