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Amos Poe
Directing
Born January 1, 1949 · Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Died December 25, 2025
Also known as Амос По
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.
Filmography9 titles

Subway Riders
1981as Writer Ant
1981as Writer Ant

Blank City
2010as Self
2010as Self

Downtown 81
2000as Conversationalist at Mudd Club
2000as Conversationalist at Mudd Club

Smithereens
1982as Hustler in Bar
1982as Hustler in Bar

Rocket Gibraltar
1988Writer
1988Writer

The Foreigner
1978as Amos Nitrate
1978as Amos Nitrate

Alphabet City
1984Director, Writer
1984Director, Writer

Unmade Beds
1976Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
1976Director, Editor, Producer, Writer

Frogs for Snakes
1998Director, Screenplay
1998Director, Screenplay