Azza Cohen (she/her) is an independent documentary filmmaker who identifies as a queer Jewish woman. Azza earned a BA from Princeton University in 2016 and an MFA in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University in 2022. She proudly serves as the Official Videographer & Director of Video for historic Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris.

Azza has directed over 10 short documentaries uplifting compelling issues and courageous individuals, from Rwandan refugees adapting to life in New Jersey, to activists fighting human trafficking in Varanasi, India, to communities along the Ireland-Northern Ireland border in the wake of Brexit, to her own struggles with chronic migraine.

Azza’s latest film FLOAT! is a short documentary following another inspiring person, her charming grandmother, as she checks ‘learn to swim’ off her bucket list at 82. FLOAT! is now streaming at The New Yorker and making its film festival run.

Originally from Highland Park, IL, Azza currently lives in Washington, DC with her life partner and producer Kathleen Borschow and their barky rescue dog Rex.