Jem made background films for Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The band is currently on tour, with Karl Lemieux running the 4-projector 16mm projection of films and loops (made by Karl, Jem, and Efrim Menuck). Some of the films are old ones used in their tours from 2000-2003, but some are new. Go to cstrecords.com for [...]
A 250 page book (in English and Spanish) with an additional 30 page gallery of color polaroid images has been released by the Punto de Vista documentary festival: “Signal Fires. El cine de Jem Cohen/The Cinema of Jem Cohen” is available online, by phone, or at the Navarra List of Titles shop: • By phone (Spain): [...]
EVENING’S CIVIL TWILIGHT IN EMPIRES OF TIN has been released on dvd through Constellation Records. Please support this independent release featuring music by Vic Chesnutt, Guy Picciotto, Silver Mount Zion, T. Griffin and Catherine McRae. For details and ordering, see: http://www.cstrecords.com/promo/cst056/
Jem co-produced the new Vic Chesnutt record, “North Star Deserter,” now out on Constellation records. Vic is backed by members of Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, and HangedUp, as well as Guy Picciotto from Fugazi, Chad Jones, Nadia Moss, and T.Griffin. It isn’t a film, but it is epic. Please support this independent [...]