
Directing
Bonni Cohen
EN, ZH, DE cinema · 36 credits
Born
1 January 1975 (age 51)
Also known as Бонни Коэн
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.
Known for
Filmography

Postmortem
Executive Producer
The Coral Rescuers
2026
The Coral Rescuers
Executive Producer

Mercedes
Executive Producer
Art and Science Collide
2025
Art and Science Collide
Executive Producer

Vivien’s Wild Ride
Executive Producer

In Waves and War
Director, Producer

The White House Effect
Director, Producer

Night of Nights
Executive Producer

One with the Whale
Executive Producer

LIFT
Executive Producer
Surf Nation
2022
Surf Nation
Executive Producer

Lead Me Home
Producer

Athlete A
Director

The Seer and the Unseen
Executive Producer

Life Overtakes Me
Executive Producer
Just Breathe
2019
Just Breathe
Director, Executive Producer

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Consulting Producer

When God Sleeps
Executive Producer

Audrie & Daisy
Director, Producer

Extremis
Executive Producer

3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
Executive Producer

Art and Craft
Executive Producer

The Last Season
Consulting Producer

The Island President
Producer

The Rape of Europa
Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer

Open Outcry
Producer

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm
Director, Producer
Meet Me in Miami Beach
1994
Meet Me in Miami Beach
Director, Editor, Producer




