Maxi Cohen's guest appearances

Maxi Cohen

Green Planet Blue Planet Podcast

MonergyLife

Art Insiders New York Podcast hosted by Anders Holst

How Things Connect

Duane Elgin

Julian Guderley

Yasmine El Baggari

Ganga Devi Braun

Rishi Chidananda

Biet Simkin

Louie Schwartzberg

Ralph Lauren

Stefanos Sifandos

Adam Roa

Naveen Jain

Paul Samuel Dolman

Kare Anderson

Frank Gehry

Ryan Hunt

OwlTail

Award-winning filmmaker, multimedia artist and media activist Maxi Cohen tells her story of how questioning authority and pursuing the unknown led her to communicate in new ways, pushing form and creating positive social change in the process. Her groundbreaking work is at once fearless, intimate and always relevant: from the vulnerable and authentic storytelling in Joe and Maxi  about her relationship with her father after her mother died of cancer, to South Central Los Angeles - a documentary about the deadly and divisive riots in Los Angeles in 1992 . This was the first film made about racism that included diverse factions and was the first made by real people. Maxi shares her recent projects such as Art2Heart in Soho, New York - bringing together artists during the boarded up summer of 2020 to paint messages of prayer and protest, and A Movement In Water currently in development. This regenerative project bridges art, science and spirituality through an immersive, multimedia, mobile museum of water that instills a greater reverence for what we are made of. “Optimal hydration is an altered state.” says Maxi’s co-producer Gina Bria. Her latest work exploring Ayahuasca extends the theme of positive social change to global cultural transformation, by delving into how this ancient sacred plant medicine not only heals trauma and addiction, but also raises consciousness in humanity. About Maxi: Maxi Cohen is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City. Her films, photographs and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum for American Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Her films have played in movie theaters, film festivals and television around the world. In New York City, she became the director of the first public access facility in the country, as part of the Alternate Media Center. At the same time, she set up the distribution system of Electronic Arts Intermix, now the largest distributor of video art in the world. She co-founded the Independent Feature Project, representing feature filmmakers nationally, and First Run Features, the first company devoted to distributing American independent films. Cohen most recently executive produced From Shock to Awe, the story of suicidal veterans who recover from PTSD with ayahuasca and MDMA to be theatrically released in 2018. Cohen’s television work includes short films produced for Saturday Night Live, the Comedy Channel, MTV Networks, PBS, Children’s Television Workshop, and Fox Broadcasting, ARTE, in addition to developing series for the BBC, CPB, HBO and Turner. Learn more about Maxi Cohen at http://www.maxicohenstudio.com/ Support A Movement In Water  http://www.amovementinwater.com/ Follow on Instagram @maxicohenstudio and  @a.movement.in.water  -----  Support this podcast:   Join our Patreon community!  https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang

Award-winning filmmaker, multimedia artist and media activist Maxi Cohen tells her story of how questioning authority and pursuing the unknown led her to communicate in new ways, pushing form and creating positive social change in the process. Her groundbreaking work is at once fearless, intimate and always relevant: from the vulnerable and authentic storytelling in Joe and Maxi  about her relationship with her father after her mother died of cancer, to South Central Los Angeles - a documentary about the deadly and divisive riots in Los Angeles in 1992 . This was the first film made about racism that included diverse factions and was the first made by real people. Maxi shares her recent projects such as Art2Heart in Soho, New York - bringing together artists during the boarded up summer of 2020 to paint messages of prayer and protest, and A Movement In Water currently in development. This regenerative project bridges art, science and spirituality through an immersive, multimedia, mobile museum of water that instills a greater reverence for what we are made of. “Optimal hydration is an altered state.” says Maxi’s co-producer Gina Bria. Her latest work exploring Ayahuasca extends the theme of positive social change to global cultural transformation, by delving into how this ancient sacred plant medicine not only heals trauma and addiction, but also raises consciousness in humanity. About Maxi: Maxi Cohen is an award-winning artist and filmmaker based in New York City. Her films, photographs and multimedia installations have been exhibited internationally and are in the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum for American Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Her films have played in movie theaters, film festivals and television around the world. In New York City, she became the director of the first public access facility in the country, as part of the Alternate Media Center. At the same time, she set up the distribution system of Electronic Arts Intermix, now the largest distributor of video art in the world. She co-founded the Independent Feature Project, representing feature filmmakers nationally, and First Run Features, the first company devoted to distributing American independent films. Cohen most recently executive produced From Shock to Awe, the story of suicidal veterans who recover from PTSD with ayahuasca and MDMA to be theatrically released in 2018. Cohen’s television work includes short films produced for Saturday Night Live, the Comedy Channel, MTV Networks, PBS, Children’s Television Workshop, and Fox Broadcasting, ARTE, in addition to developing series for the BBC, CPB, HBO and Turner. Learn more about Maxi Cohen at <a href="http://www.maxicohenstudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.maxicohenstudio.com/</a> Support A Movement In Water <a href="http://www.amovementinwater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.amovementinwater.com/</a> Follow on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maxicohenstudio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@maxicohenstudio</a> and  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/a.movement.in.water/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@a.movement.in.water</a> -----  Support this podcast:   Join our Patreon community!  <a href="https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/StephanieWang</a>

Ep.14 The Power Of Art For Positive Social Change with Maxi Cohen

Maxi Cohen and Gina Bria are collaborating artists with the Design Science Studio combining filmmaking and anthropology to provide new perceptions of water and raise our reverence.   Gina Bria, an anthropologist and author, discovered hydration solutions to modern water challenges while researching desert dwellers. Her first project was to support her elderly mother who was suffering from dehydration in a nursing home. Surprised these natural strategies, confirmed by recent science breakthroughs, were not more widespread, she convened the first TEDx event Bodies of Water, creating 4 TEDxtalks, as well as the Hydration Foundation to spread information on structured water.   Maxi Cohen is an artist, author, and independent film, video, and television director-producer. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Israeli Museum in Tel Aviv.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-guderley/support

Maxi Cohen and Gina Bria are collaborating artists with the Design Science Studio combining filmmaking and anthropology to provide new perceptions of water and raise our reverence.   Gina Bria, an anthropologist and author, discovered hydration solutions to modern water challenges while researching desert dwellers. Her first project was to support her elderly mother who was suffering from dehydration in a nursing home. Surprised these natural strategies, confirmed by recent science breakthroughs, were not more widespread, she convened the first TEDx event Bodies of Water, creating 4 TEDxtalks, as well as the Hydration Foundation to spread information on structured water.   Maxi Cohen is an artist, author, and independent film, video, and television director-producer. Her artwork is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Israeli Museum in Tel Aviv.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-guderley/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julian-guderley/support</a>

Ep. 269 New perceptions of Water with Maxi Cohen & Gina Bria | DSS Series

Maxi Cohen is an award-winning multimedia artist and independent filmmaker based in New York, who co-founded Art 2 Heart SoHo - an ongoing call for over 100 artists to bring optimism, healing and love by painting messages on boarded up buildings in the neighborhood that birthed contemporary art and that was heavily looted in a riot on May 31. Art2Heart is collaborating with James Cavello of Westwood Gallery to curate future exhibitions of these pieces to benefit the participating artists and Black Lives Matter causes. Maxi Cohen also discusses her groundbreaking and inspiring documentaries: Joe and Maxi, a feature-length documentary about her relationship with her father, Anger, part of the Seven Sins, Seven Women film, South Central Los Angeles,: Inside Voices, in response to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, From Shock to Awe, the story of suicidal veterans, Ladies Rooms All Over the World and Movement of Water.

<a href="http://www.maxicohenstudio.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maxi Cohen</a> is an award-winning multimedia artist and independent filmmaker based in New York, who co-founded <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art2heart.art/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Art 2 Heart SoHo</a> - an ongoing call for over 100 artists to bring optimism, healing and love by painting messages on boarded up buildings in the neighborhood that birthed contemporary art and that was heavily looted in a riot on May 31. Art2Heart is collaborating with James Cavello of Westwood Gallery to curate future exhibitions of these pieces to benefit the participating artists and Black Lives Matter causes. Maxi Cohen also discusses her groundbreaking and inspiring documentaries: Joe and Maxi, a feature-length documentary about her relationship with her father, Anger, part of the Seven Sins, Seven Women film, South Central Los Angeles,: Inside Voices, in response to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, From Shock to Awe, the story of suicidal veterans, Ladies Rooms All Over the World and Movement of Water.

AFTER THE RIOT - ART2HEART RECLAIMS SOHO - Interview with Maxi Cohen