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Andrew Cohn is an American writer and director [1] originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His feature film, The Last Shift , premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Sony Pictures in over 150 cities nationwide. The film stars two-time Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins [2] and is executive produced by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne. Prior to his work in fiction, Cohn was best known for his vérité style documentary films.
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In 2018, Cohn directed Warriors of Liberty City, a 6-part documentary series for Starz, which the L.A. Times called "one of the best reasons to turn on a television this fall." [3] His film, Night School, premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, was supported by a MacArthur grant [4] and was released by Oscilloscope Laboratories. [5] He is the director of the documentary Kid Danny, part of ESPN Films’ 30 for 30 series; [6] his concert documentary Danny Brown: Live at The Majestic was released through Apple Music. [7] Cohn's debut film, Medora , executive produced by Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci, aired on the acclaimed PBS series Independent Lens, and won an Emmy Award. [8]