Amos Poe

Born: 1949-01-01

Birthplace: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Biography

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.

Known For

TV Party
Downtown '81
Rocket Gibraltar
The Guitar
Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery
Blank City
Smithereens
Alphabet City
Dead Weekend
Joey Breaker

Top Movie Credits

Downtown '81 Conversationalist at Mudd Club
The Guitar Producer
Smithereens Hustler in Bar