Bonni Cohen

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.
Crew

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

One with the Whale
Executive Producer

Lead Me Home
Producer

The Seer and the Unseen
Executive Producer

Audrie & Daisy
Producer, Director

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Director
Truth in Ten
Director

When God Sleeps
Executive Producer

In Waves and War
Director, Producer

The White House Effect
Producer, Director

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Producer

The Island President
Producer

Life Overtakes Me
Executive Producer

Athlete A
Director

3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets
Executive Producer

Art and Craft
Executive Producer

Open Outcry
Producer

Mercedes
Executive Producer
Make a Splash
Director
Just Breathe
Director, Executive Producer

Kofi Annan: Eye of the Storm
Director, Producer
Meet Me in Miami Beach
Director, Editor, Producer
Art and Science Collide
Executive Producer

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco
Executive Producer
Surf Nation
Executive Producer

Vivien’s Wild Ride
Executive Producer

Night of Nights
Executive Producer

LIFT
Executive Producer

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Consulting Producer

Extremis
Executive Producer

The Last Season
Consulting Producer
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic
Producer
They Drew Fire
Producer