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
How long is it going to take Trump to decide to threaten tariffs on countries that aren't joining the Hormuz Armada?
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Trump announces plan to lower the cost of a common IVF drug
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Trump campaigned on expanding IVF access, referring to himself as the “father of IVF.” On Thursday, he announced a deal that will enable patients to buy a key IVF drug at a discount.
IDF searches for last Palestinian survivor in Gaza to attend Trump treaty signing ceremony.
To all the corporate leaders who kissed Trump's ass, welcome to the world of Mad King Ludwig.
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Dudes, I don't really care that much what George Clooney thought of Joe Biden. Give me some reporting that nails the Biden inner circle for their conspiracy of deception.
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Trump policy hits home. Groundwork Hudson Valley, one of our best and most effective Community organizations that has done so much here, was abruptly told in April that it was losing $5.5 million in grant funding that had been appropriated to cover educational and environmental programs. The reason? A sudden decision to cut any programs that are related to environmental justice or climate change. I haven't investigated this yet, but I imagine that this was a congressional appropriation.
Brilliant strategy for making yourself look powerful and successful: Suggest a completely idiotic and dumb idea, and then claim victory when you change your mind and take it back.
U.S. and China Reach Deal to Temporarily Slash Tariffs
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The 145 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods will come down to 30 percent for 90 days, while the two sides continue talks aimed at resolving their differences.
BREAKING: Sec. State Rubio clarifies foreign movie tax, explains it will also include 100% to 200% tax on "foreign influenced" film shot in the US, with a 300% tax on any films with "Fellini-sque scenes" and a "Cahier du Cinema tax" to be levied from any film elements that may have been derived from discussions in the famed French periodical...