John Cohen
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing16
moviePericles in America
1988
Director
movieMountain Music of Peru
1984
Director
moviePost-Industrial Fiddle
1982
Director
movieSara and Maybelle
1981
Director
moviePeruvian Weaving
1980
Director
movieMusical Holdouts
1976
Director
movieThe End of an Old Song
1969
Director
movieThe High Lonesome Sound
1963
Director
Camera5
movieRoscoe Holcomb from Daisy, Kentucky
2010
Camera Operator
Dancing with the Incas
1992
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
moviePeruvian Weaving
1980
Camera Operator
movieQ'eros: The Shape of Survival
1979
Camera Operator
Editing4
Acting3
Production3
movieThe End of an Old Song
1969
Producer
The Sin of Jesus
1961
Production Assistant
Crew1
movieThe End of an Old Song
1969
Cinematography
Sound1
Saving the Human Race
2017
Foley Editor