Danny Cohen on debut Courtney Barnett doco: ‘it was like creating visual poetry’

From intimate audio diaries to bombastic tour footage, Danny Cohen worked with musician Courtney Barnett to create the antithesis to a rockumentary.

Anonymous Club marks a few firsts: it’s Danny Cohen’s first feature film, and the first music documentary to be made about Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett.

You’ve collaborated with Courtney Barnett in the past, where did the idea to do a full tour documentary come from?

How was making Anonymous Club different from making one of your music videos with Courtney?  

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com