Adrien Cothier

Adrien Cothier

About

Adrien is a New York based filmmaker and photographer, currently finishing his thesis for the MBA-MFA dual degree program at NYU. 

Born is Parish and raised in London, Adrien discovered his passion for storytelling while working on the set of Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mister Fox. After spending a few years in the advertising world as a copywriter, he took a leap of faith and began film school. 

Quickly developing a strong fascination for the intersection of documentary and narrative films, he made his first documentary, TRAIN SURFERS in India. The film premiered and AFI Fest, was Vimeo Staff Picked, and acquired by National Geographic. 

He recently completed RODEO QUEEN, a film on the beauty pageant side of the Western world.

Coyote Boys

Coyote Boys

After the death of his graffiti-writer brother, 15-year-old Trey follows Luke, a train hopping crust punk and his surrogate family of runaways, artists, and activists on illegal train rides that take him deep into a world off the grid. COYOTE BOYS is a portrait of rootless youth experiencing loss and loneliness — creating alternative ways of surviving 21st Century America.