Wendy Jo Cohen CV - WideSphere FilmsWideSphere Films

Experience:

Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK; feature film, WideSphere Films
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: SOAKED; music video for the band Fitehouse, All Eyes Pictures/ Fitehouse Music
Writer, Producer, Director: TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER; 25 min. narrative short, All Eyes Pictures
Writer, Producer, Director: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; 6 min. narrative short, All Eyes Pictures
Associate Producer/First AD: JUDY BERLIN; feature film starring Edie Falco, directed by Eric Mendelsohn, Jaeger Films
Director: DSE; interactive sales video / technology demo, Xpodigital
Producer/First AD: AdFirm; 9 episode webseries, directed by Jeremy Morris-Burke, Tinmouth Digital Media
Producer: SUBMARINE: HIDDEN HUNTER; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer: CARRIER: ARSENAL OF THE SEA; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Line Producer: THE MOST DARING MISSION; 90 min. History Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer, Co-Director: THE SHIPYARD; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer, Co-Director: MOUNTAIN MARINES; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer: SURVIVAL SCHOOL (parts 1 & 2); 2-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer, Co-Director: TANK SCHOOL; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer: BACK TRACKS; television series pilot for VH1, Highland Entertainment
Producer: MY WORST NIGHTMARE; television series pilot for King World, Highland Entertainment
Producer, Co-Director: THE COMBAT ELITE; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Producer: CITY OF STEEL; 1 hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group
Co-Producer: SHOWDOWN IN THE PACIFIC; 2 hour Discovery Channel special, The Cross River Company
First AD: OLAY/CREST GRAMMYS SPOTS; 2 commercials aired during the 2016 Grammys, Red Thread Productions
First AD: DREAMS FROM A PETRIFIED HEAD; 35 min. indie short, directed by Dan Ouellette, Pharmacy Films
First AD: PANASONIC JAZZ; series for Japanese television, Ryo Matsuda, producer, PMC Productions
First AD: MANNY & LO; feature film starring Scarlett Johansson, directed by Lisa Krueger, Dean Silvers Productions
First AD: PARALLEL SONS; feature film, directed by John G. Young, Black Brook Films
First AD: NO ORDINARY LOVE; feature film, directed by Doug Witkins, No Ordinary Productions
First AD: SCENES FROM THE NEW WORLD; feature film starring Michael Imperioli, directed by Heather Johnston and Gordon Eriksen, New Scenes Productions
First AD: THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW; indie short starring Anne Meara, directed by Eric Mendelsohn, Caruso/Mendelsohn Productions
Program Editor: ON MEDITATION, Snap Dragon Films for American Public Television
Editor: SWAN-DOLPHIN “ELLA” SERIES; 26 short informational videos for Walt Disney World Resorts, Xpodigital
Editor: Numerous book trailers and author interviews for Harper Collins Publishing
Editor: 5 FOOD MISTAKES: educational video, Human Relations MediaProducer,

Awards, Honors, & Misc.:

THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK screened at Anthology Film Archives as part of the New Filmmakers Series
Special Invitation to screen THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at The Adult School (Montclair, NJ)
Special invitation to screen THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at Montclair State University’s Film Forum
Guest Lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program
Interviewed on Public Radio Stations WBAI (New York) and KDHX (St. Louis)
Special Jury Award for THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at the Birmingham Shout Film Festival
THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK selected as one of only five films included in the 2010 St. Louis International Film Festival’s New Filmmakers Forum/Emerging Filmmakers Competition
HypeFest Award for Screenwriting for short screenplay UNDERACHIEVER
Recipient of a Vermont Studio Center Writer’s Residency
Best Short Comedy Award, Best Actress Award, & Best Brooklyn-Based Filmmaker Award for TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER, Brooklyn Film Festival
CiNY Award for Outstanding Filmmaking for TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER
Special Invitation to screen TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER at Lebanon Valley College
Sundance Institute Director’s Lab semi-finalist

Education:

BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase, Conservatory Film Program

Experience:

Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK; feature film, WideSphere Films

Writer, Producer, Director, Editor: SOAKED; music video for the band Fitehouse, All Eyes Pictures/ Fitehouse Music

Writer, Producer, Director: TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER; 25 min. narrative short, All Eyes Pictures

Writer, Producer, Director: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; 6 min. narrative short, All Eyes Pictures

Associate Producer/First AD: JUDY BERLIN; feature film starring Edie Falco, directed by Eric Mendelsohn, Jaeger Films

Director: DSE; interactive sales video / technology demo, Xpodigital

Producer/First AD: AdFirm; 9 episode webseries, directed by Jeremy Morris-Burke, Tinmouth Digital Media

Producer: SUBMARINE: HIDDEN HUNTER; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer: CARRIER: ARSENAL OF THE SEA; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Line Producer: THE MOST DARING MISSION; 90 min. History Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer, Co-Director: THE SHIPYARD; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer, Co-Director: MOUNTAIN MARINES; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer: SURVIVAL SCHOOL (parts 1 & 2); 2-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer, Co-Director: TANK SCHOOL; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer: BACK TRACKS; television series pilot for VH1, Highland Entertainment

Producer: MY WORST NIGHTMARE; television series pilot for King World, Highland Entertainment

Producer, Co-Director: THE COMBAT ELITE; 1-hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Producer: CITY OF STEEL; 1 hour Discovery Channel documentary, The Silver Owl Group

Co-Producer: SHOWDOWN IN THE PACIFIC; 2 hour Discovery Channel special, The Cross River Company

First AD: OLAY/CREST GRAMMYS SPOTS; 2 commercials aired during the 2016 Grammys, Red Thread Productions

First AD: DREAMS FROM A PETRIFIED HEAD; 35 min. indie short, directed by Dan Ouellette, Pharmacy Films

First AD: PANASONIC JAZZ; series for Japanese television, Ryo Matsuda, producer, PMC Productions

First AD: MANNY & LO; feature film starring Scarlett Johansson, directed by Lisa Krueger, Dean Silvers Productions

First AD: PARALLEL SONS; feature film, directed by John G. Young, Black Brook Films

First AD: NO ORDINARY LOVE; feature film, directed by Doug Witkins, No Ordinary Productions

First AD: SCENES FROM THE NEW WORLD; feature film starring Michael Imperioli, directed by Heather Johnston and Gordon Eriksen, New Scenes Productions

First AD: THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW; indie short starring Anne Meara, directed by Eric Mendelsohn, Caruso/Mendelsohn Productions

Program Editor: ON MEDITATION, Snap Dragon Films for American Public Television

Editor: SWAN-DOLPHIN “ELLA” SERIES; 26 short informational videos for Walt Disney World Resorts, Xpodigital

Editor: Numerous book trailers and author interviews for Harper Collins Publishing

Editor: 5 FOOD MISTAKES: educational video, Human Relations MediaProducer,

Awards, Honors, & Misc.:

THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK screened at Anthology Film Archives as part of the New Filmmakers Series

Special Invitation to screen THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at The Adult School (Montclair, NJ)

Special invitation to screen THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at Montclair State University’s Film Forum

Guest Lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program

Interviewed on Public Radio Stations WBAI (New York) and KDHX (St. Louis)

Special Jury Award for THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK at the Birmingham Shout Film Festival

THE BATTLE OF PUSSY WILLOW CREEK selected as one of only five films included in the 2010 St. Louis International Film Festival’s New Filmmakers Forum/Emerging Filmmakers Competition

HypeFest Award for Screenwriting for short screenplay UNDERACHIEVER

Recipient of a Vermont Studio Center Writer’s Residency

Best Short Comedy Award, Best Actress Award, & Best Brooklyn-Based Filmmaker Award for TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER, Brooklyn Film Festival

CiNY Award for Outstanding Filmmaking for TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER

Special Invitation to screen TOM LUVS MAEVE 4-EVER at Lebanon Valley College

Sundance Institute Director’s Lab semi-finalist

Education:

BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase, Conservatory Film Program

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