Half the battle
CountryUSA Year2008 Duration11 min. DirectionJem Cohen EditorJem Cohen Production
Jem Cohen
“If half the battle is getting there and half the battle is joy, then the other half is madness. I shot this film with a 16mm wind-up Bolex on the extraordinary Ex Convoy Tour of 2004.” (Jem Cohen)
Jem Cohen
Born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1962. He lives in New York and is one of the United States’ most significant underground filmmakers. Until 1996, he developed an important career directing videos for groups like R.E.M., Godspeed You Black Emperor! and Elliott Smith. Shot over fifteen years, his film Instrument (1999), about the band Fugazi, made him a familiar name beyond the independent circuit. His films have been screened at festivals throughout the world, from Rotterdam to Marfici.
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