Erika Cohn

Erika Cohn is an American movie director and producer. Cohn is a Emmy and Peabody recipient.[1] She is also the founder of the Idle Wild Films, Inc. Company.[2]

Education

She attended Chapman University and Hebrew University and earned degrees in Film Production, Middle Eastern studies, and Acting Performance.[3] Erika is also a photographer and a U.S. Ambassadorial Film Scholar in Israel and Palestine.[4]

Filmography
  • When the Voices Fade (2006)
  • Giant Steps (2008)
  • La Guerrera (2008)
  • God in America (2010)
  • In Football We Trust (2015)[5]
  • The Judge (2017)[6]
  • Belly of the Beast (2020)[7][8]

Awards and fellowships

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