made in atlantis - filmmakers biographies

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LESTER COHEN (Production Designer) most recently completed “The Assassination of Richard Nixon” starring Sean Penn and directed by Neils Mueller. His work includes such films as “Copland,” “Georgia,” “Stander” and “House of D,” starring Robin Williams and directed by David Duchovny. Cohen began to design independent films in New York in the mid-'80s. Some of his early films are “True Love” directed by Nancy Savoca, “Anna” starring Sally Kirkland and “Juice” starring Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps. Along the way, he worked with a variety of directors such as Jim Mangold, Ulu Grossbard, Susan Seidelman, Nick Gomez and Errol Morris. After attending Rhode Island School of Design for Fine Arts, he transferred to New York University to study Filmmaking. While in school, he discovered his love for production design and began working professionally on music videos and television commercials.

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