Erika Cohn

Erika Cohn is an American movie director and producer.

She attended Chapman University and Hebrew University and earned degrees in Film Production, Middle Eastern Studies, and Acting Performance.[1] Erika is also a photographer and a U.S. Ambassadorial Film Scholar in Israel and Palestine.[2] Cohn is the founder of the Idle Wild Films, Inc. Company.[3]

Movie titles

When the Voices Fade (2006)

Giant Steps (2008)

La Guerrera (2008)

God in America (2010)

In Football We Trust (2015)[4]

The Judge (2017)[5]

Belly of the Beast (2020) [6][7]

Awards and fellowships

Cohn and her films have been awarded Emmy and Peabody awards.[8] She was awarded a Director’s Guild of America award for When the Voices Fade. [9] She was recognized by Variety as a leading documentary filmmaker "to watch in 2017."[10] She was listed in DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" list for 2019. Her "Win from Within" series for Gatorade was nominated 2016 Webby award.[1] In 2016 she was a National MediaMaker Fellow and was admitted to the CPB Producer’s Academy.[11] In 2017 she was a Rauschenberg Foundation Artist as Activist Fellow.[12]

References
  1. "ABOUT". Idle Wild Films. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  2. "About". THE JUDGE - A New Documentary Film. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. "Erika Cohn Filmmaker". www.bostonpalestinefilmfest.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  4. "Erika Cohn". Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. Niesel, Jeff. "Chagrin Documentary Film Festival to Host Online Q&A with Director Erika Cohn". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  6. Gyarkye, Lovia (2020-10-15). "'Belly of the Beast' Review: Fighting for Incarcerated Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. "The Feedback: Erika Cohn's 'Belly of the Beast'". International Documentary Association. 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  8. "Erika Cohn - Emmy Winning Creator of The Judge and In Football We Trust on Fundamental Filmmaking for Our Times". Actor CEO. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  9. "Speakers - World Affairs Council". www.worldaffairs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  10. "Tribeca Film Institute". www.tfiny.org. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  11. Megan (2016-02-11). "Erika Cohn". BAVC. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  12. "Erika Cohn". Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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