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Amos Poe

Amos Poe

Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1949, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Died
December 25, 2025
Movies
31

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.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

2025Adios
2024HoLEYThe Priest
2021A Bit of Time with Amos PoeSelf
2013Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting GallerySelf
2013HunterFelix
2011Blank CitySelf
2009No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New YorkSelf
2005TV PartySelf
2001Downtown '81Conversationalist at Mudd Club
1982SmithereensHustler in Bar
1982Cinématon XVIIN°163
1981Subway RidersWriter Ant
1981Stiletto
1978The ForeignerAmos Nitrate

Directing, Writing & Producing

2025AdiosDirector
2012A Walk in the ParkDirector, Writer
2010La commedia di Amos PoeDirector
2008The GuitarScreenplay, Producer
2007Empire IIDirector, Producer
2003Just an American Boy: A Film About Steve EarleDirector
1998Frogs for SnakesDirector, Screenplay
1995Dead WeekendDirector
1993Joey BreakerProducer
1992Triple Bogey on a Par Five HoleDirector, Writer, Producer
1988Rocket GibraltarWriter
1984Alphabet CityDirector, Writer
1981Subway RidersDirector, Writer, Producer
1978The ForeignerDirector, Writer, Producer
1976The Blank GenerationDirector, Producer
1976Unmade BedsDirector, Writer, Producer
1975Night LunchDirector

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