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Amos Poe

Amos Poe

Director · 1949–2025 · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Biography

Amos Poe, born Amos Jay Porges, was a quintessential New York independent filmmaker, a key figure in the emergence of the No Wave cinema movement that evolved from the punk music scene and flourished from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s on New York's Lower East Side.

Directed 15

2020s

  1. 2025

    Adios

    Director

2010s

  1. 2012

    A Walk in the Park

    Director

  2. 2010

    La commedia di Amos Poe

    Director

2000s

  1. 2007

    Empire II

    Director

  2. 2003

    Just an American Boy: A Film About Steve Earle

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Frogs for Snakes

    Director

  2. 1995

    Dead Weekend

    Director

  3. 1992

    Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole

    Director

1970s

  1. 1978

    TV Party

    Director

  2. The Foreigner

    Director

  3. 1976

    The Blank Generation

    Director

  4. Unmade Beds

    Director

  5. 1975

    Night Lunch

    Director

Acted in 9

2020s

  1. 2025

    Adios

    Movie

  2. 2024

    HoLEY

    The Priest

2010s

  1. 2013

    Hunter

    Felix

2000s

  1. 2001

    Downtown '81

    Conversationalist at Mudd Club

1970s

  1. 1978

    TV Party

    TV

  2. The Foreigner

    Amos Nitrate

Wrote 9

2010s

  1. 2012

    A Walk in the Park

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Guitar

    Author, Screenplay

1990s

  1. 1998

    Frogs for Snakes

    Screenplay

  2. 1992

    Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Rocket Gibraltar

    Writer

  2. 1984
  3. 1981

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Foreigner

    Writer

  2. 1976

    Unmade Beds

    Writer

Produced 8

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Guitar

    Producer

  2. 2007

    Empire II

    Producer

1990s

  1. 1993

    Joey Breaker

    Producer

  2. 1992

    Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Foreigner

    Producer

  2. 1976

    The Blank Generation

    Producer

  3. Unmade Beds

    Producer

Edited 4

1970s

  1. 1978

    The Foreigner

    Editor

  2. 1976

    The Blank Generation

    Editor

  3. Unmade Beds

    Editor

Appearances5

2020s

  1. 2021

    A Bit of Time with Amos Poe

    Self

2010s

  1. 2011

    Blank City

    Self

2000s

  1. 2005
  2. 2002

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Self