Portrait of Amos Poe

Amos Poe

Directing

Biography

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.

Born: January 1, 1949

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Filmography

2024
HoLEY

as The Priest

2013
Hunter

as Felix

2011
Blank City

as Self

2005
TV Party

as Self

2001
Downtown '81

as Conversationalist at Mudd Club

1982
Smithereens

as Hustler in Bar

1981
Subway Riders

as Writer Ant

1978
The Foreigner

as Amos Nitrate