Amos Poe
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.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9114 |
| Birthday | 1949-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
| Also Known As | Амос По, |
2011
Blank City
6.895/19
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circu...
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Blank City
1978
The Foreigner
5.95/10
A French special op suffers an existential crisis as he wanders New York City in search of a mission and the requisite connections.
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The Foreigner
2013
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
8/1
A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.
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Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
2009
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
10/1
the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lun...
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No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
1981
Subway Riders
7.2/5
A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.
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Subway Riders
1982
Smithereens
6.385/52
A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.
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Smithereens
2001
Downtown '81
6.734/32
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicte...
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Downtown '81
2024
HoLEY
0/0
During a visit to New York from Egypt, Mark, a 32-year-old Orthodox Christian, decides to lose his virginity, facing all the cultural and religious re...
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HoLEY
2013
Hunter
4.308/13
Two friends vie for the attention of a stranger who passes out at their doorstep.
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Hunter
2005
TV Party
8/3
From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and direc...
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TV Party
1981
Stiletto
0/0
A woman, Nadja, searches for her sister's murderer. This search goes through differing moments of reality, or unreality, that overlap within facets of...
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Stiletto
1982
Cinématon XVII
0/0
Reel 17 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.
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Cinématon XVII
2021
A Bit of Time with Amos Poe
0/0
Shot on the streets of New York City, an intimate portrait of the legendary No Wave cinema pioneer.
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A Bit of Time with Amos Poe
2025
Adios
0/0
"Shortly after Amos went into home hospice he began filming ‘Adios’, a short film, compiled of 16mm and Super 8 footage, to premiere at his memorial,...
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