Amos Poe

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.

Known For

Smithereens

as Hustler in Bar

Downtown '81

as Conversationalist at Mudd Club

Blank City

as Self

Hunter

as Felix

The Foreigner

as Amos Nitrate

Subway Riders

as Writer Ant

No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York

as Self

TV Party

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

as Self