Bonni Cohen

This article is about the filmmaker. For the government official, see Bonnie R. Cohen.

Bonni Cohen is an American documentary film producer[1] and director.[2] She is the co-founder of Actual Films[3] and has produced and directed an array of award-winning films.[4] Most recently, she produced the Oscar-nominated film Lead Me Home, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and is a Netflix Original.[5] She also recently co-directed Athlete A, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary[6] and received four nominations from the Critics’ Choice Awards.[7] She is the co-founder of Actual Films, the production company of the documentaries An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Audrie & Daisy, 3.5 Minutes, The Island President, Lost Boys of Sudan and The Rape of Europa.[8] Cohen is the co-founder of the Catapult Film Fund.[9]

  1. ^ "Cannes 2017 Women Directors: Meet Bonni Cohen — "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  2. ^ "'Inconvenient Sequel' directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk bring hope to the climate crisis". Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  3. ^ "Bonni Cohen". Variety. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ "IDA Appoints Award-Winning Filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jannat Gargi to Board of Directors". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  5. ^ "Lead Me Home". www.leadmehomefilm.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  6. ^ "News 2021 Nominees (Documentaries) – The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ^ "5th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards – List of Nominees and Winners – Critics Choice Awards". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  8. ^ "The Rape of Europa". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  9. ^ "Catapult Film Fund Celebrates a Decade of Doc Support". International Documentary Association. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-08-17.