Amos Poe

Directing

Amos Poe

Born
Died
(aged 76)
Birthplace
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Credits
30 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 16

YearTitleRole
2025 Adios Film
2024 HoLEY Film The Priest
2021 A Bit of Time with Amos Poe Film Self
2013 Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery Film Self
2013 Hunter Film Felix
2011 Blank City Film Self
2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York Film Self
2005 TV Party Film Self
2001 Downtown '81 Film Conversationalist at Mudd Club
1982 Smithereens Film Hustler in Bar
1982 Cinématon XVII Film N°163
1981 Subway Riders Film Writer Ant
1981 Stiletto Film
1978 TV Party TV (7 ep)
1978 The Foreigner Film Amos Nitrate
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TV Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 18

YearTitleJob
2025 Adios Film Director
2012 A Walk in the Park Film Director, Writer
2010 La commedia di Amos Poe Film Director
2008 The Guitar Film Author, Screenplay, Producer
2007 Empire II Film Director, Producer
2003 Just an American Boy: A Film About Steve Earle Film Director
1998 Frogs for Snakes Film Director, Screenplay
1995 Dead Weekend Film Director
1993 Joey Breaker Film Producer
1992 Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole Film Writer, Director, Producer
1988 Rocket Gibraltar Film Writer
1984 Alphabet City Film Director, Writer
1981 Subway Riders Film Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1978 TV Party TV Director (7 ep)
1978 The Foreigner Film Writer, Director, Producer, Editor
1976 The Blank Generation Film Director, Editor, Producer
1976 Unmade Beds Film Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
1975 Night Lunch Film Director
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