Mariano Cohn

Mariano Cohn isn’t your run-of-the-mill director who just cranks out movies like clockwork. The guy kicked off his creative life tangled up in video art and experimental cinema, which—let’s be real—probably means he’s seen and filmed some wild stuff most folks wouldn’t even dream up after three espressos. He didn’t just stop at artsy experiments, either. Nope, he jumped right into television, sharpening his teeth on what I imagine was a pretty bizarre lineup of projects. Fast forward a bit, and suddenly he’s got over a dozen films under his belt. Not just any films, either—ones that actually snagged more than thirty international awards. Thirty. That’s not just lucky; that’s someone who actually knows what they’re doing. “The Man Next Door” from 2009? Total gamechanger. Then there’s “The Distinguished Citizen” in 2016, which is peak Cohn—sharp, funny, kinda tragic, and just so dead-on about people’s egos. “4x4” in 2019 rolls in with this claustrophobic, tense energy that makes you need to check your own car doors twice, and “Official Competition” in 2020? That one’s just a glorious, self-aware poke at the whole film industry circus. Honestly, Cohn’s work is like a weird cocktail of satire, humanity, and big questions about art and ego—never boring, sometimes a little uncomfortable, but always worth watching. If you’re tired of the same old movie formula, this is the guy who’ll shake you awake.