Amos Poe
Birthday: 1949-01-01 Place of Birth: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Synopsis
Amos Poe, born Amos Jay Porges, is a quintessential New York independent filmmaker. He was 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.
Acting
Blank City
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
Subway Riders
A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.
The Foreigner
A French special op suffers an existential crisis as he wanders New York City in search of a mission and the requisite connections.
