Biography
Bonni Cohen is an American documentary film producer and director. She is the co-founder of Actual Films and has produced and directed an array of award-winning films. Most recently, she produced the Oscar-nominated film Lead Me Home, which premiered at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival and is a Netflix Original. She also recently co-directed Athlete A, which won an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary and received four nominations from the Critics’ Choice Awards. 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. Cohen is the co-founder of the Catapult Film Fund.
Directed 8
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
2000s
- 2007
The Rape of Europa
Director
1990s
- 1998
Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm
Director
1980s
- 1985
Produced 26
2020s
- 2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Producer
Vivien’s Wild Ride
Executive Producer
Mercedes
Executive Producer
- 2024
Night of Nights
Executive Producer
- 2023
LIFT
Executive Producer
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Consulting Producer
The Seer and the Unseen
Executive Producer
- 2017
When God Sleeps
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2015
3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
Executive Producer
- 2014
Art and Craft
Executive Producer
The Last Season
Consulting Producer
- 2013
American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco
Executive Producer
- 2012
The Island President
Producer
2000s
- 2007
The Rape of Europa
Producer, Executive Producer
- 2001
Open Outcry
Producer
1990s
- 1998
Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm
Producer
1980s
- 1985
No release date
Postmortem
Executive Producer
Wrote 2
2000s
- 2007
The Rape of Europa
Writer
1980s
- 1985