Ira Cohen
Ira Cohen was an American poet, publisher, photographer and filmmaker. Cohen lived in Morocco and in New York City in the 1960s, he was in Kathmandu in the 1970s and traveled the world in the 1980s, before returning to New York, where he spent the rest of his life.

The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
as The Majoon Traveler, DeathAt the court of the Yellow Emperor, the Majoon Traveler & Lady Firefly appear in the Hall of...
Movie pagePaul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
as SelfThe American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and...
Movie pageJack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as SelfIn this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker...
Movie pageFLicKeR
as SelfIn 1960, Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device with the power to...
Movie pageExcavating Taylor Mead
as SelfThe film icon/Andy Warhol darling is interviewed is his legendary cluttered apartment.
Movie pageThe Stone Age
as uncredited"The question is, it is either going to be a stoned age or a new Stone Age" - Louis Brigante
Movie pageJoan of Arc
as SelfThe story of Joan of Arc as applied to the present revolution in arts and more. The Gothic is...
Movie pagePlayed for Real - Ira Cohen
as uncreditedA short documentary on Ira Cohen.
Movie pageThe Invisible Father
as Self (archival footage)In the 1960s, beat poet and experimental filmmaker Piero Heliczer helped shape New American...
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