Cohen Berg

@cohenberg.ca

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Journalist and filmmaker from Winnipeg. Lover of curiosity and creativity. 📰 Writer for @theleafnews.ca 🌱 Building @spira.news

A movie poster for the short film 'Eventually' (2026). A teenager sits at a table eating his dinner (baked potatoes), against the background of a wooden wall, on which "I'll be back by dinner, check to-do list -mom" is written. Official selection of the 2026 Manitoba Emerging Filmmakers Festival. A velichor film by Cohen Berg starring Milo Berg.
Stylized text: "The Leaf" on a beige background.
1: Wayward, 4.5 stars 2: Rocky, 3 stars 3: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 3.5 stars 4: TRON: Ares, 3 stars
Canadian Press News: Headline: "Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire" Excerpt: Global Affairs Canada says it's not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire.
1. Avatar: Fire and Ash 2. Percy 3. Superman (2025) 4. Good Fortune
1: Dead Poets Society 2: Universal Language 3: I Swear 4: Intouchables
Letterboxd Last Four Watched 1: The Neighbors' Window 2: Cope 3: Cautionary Tales 4: Alternative Math
1: The Life of Pi, ★★★★ 2: The Long Walk, ★★★★ 3: La Petite Ancêtre ★★★★ 4: Ush ★★★
Bright neon green northern lights streaking up from the stark poplar tree horizon across the sky, next to a bright moon. Camera: iPhone 12 mini
CP Newswatch podcast headline: Israel strikes in Gaza kill 36 Palestinians, Toronto Blue Jays must-win Game 6 tonight.
1: Midnight in Paris 2: After Everything 3: Mad Max Fury Road 4: The Edge of Seventeen
A mostly clouded sunrise perfectly visible through an indent in an out of focus brick wall on the right, a white fence following a gravel road into the horizon on the left, a large tree leaning over the fence silhouetted against the sky.
A soft glowing sun peeking through the needles of a pine branch
The Bluesky trending topics page: all 5 trending topics are categorized under “Politics”
A photo of my computer screen, showing all sound effects selected, the number 633 highlighted in red
Resist the urge to open the lid, to turn on the screen, to enter the password, to watch just one more, to tap the notification, to check the number, to compare the number, to open the apps that claim they connect us, to scroll one more time, one last time, and far too many times. If I can resist, some pathways will grow stronger and others weaker, and eventually, if I refrain enough, when I reach the intersection again, the path of impulse will be overgrown, unlike the path of conscious objection to my subconscious whim that has no care for fulfillment and every care for the rush of instant and hollow satisfaction.
A screenshot of my lock screen, with a notification from Calendar titled “GIMLI FILM FESTIVAL!!” scheduled for Today.
A comedy sketch video about how AI is useless by Baron Ryan, from Instagram. Link: tiny.cc/ai-video
An out-of-focus brown cat approaching the low-angle camera through sharp, in-focus, tall, green grass, sun lighting up her left side under a blue sky and background of pine trees
My fluffy white Great Pyrenees (named Willow) tromping toward me through fresh spring grass, the sun peeking through apple and plum trees to backlight Willow and the grass, under a clear blue sky, pine trees along the horizon
A soft photo of a bridge crossing the Assiniboine River in Winnipeg near Omand's Park, blurred plants in the foreground, a deep blue and slightly cloudy sky in the background
My Letterboxd "Recent Activity": Anora (3.5 stars), Civil War (5 stars), Ad Vitam (3.5 stars), Almost Famous (4 stars)
a gravel-and-sand-covered bike and backpack dominating the lower half of a low view of a gravel road stretching out across a lake, trees along the horizon, and stormy grey clouds filling the sky
A screenshot of the "Emptying the Trash..." popup on a Macbook: "231,219 items deleted"
The Bluesky Trending Topics page, showing Andor at #1, and India-Pakistan at #2.
An infographic showing the ratio of posts, reposts, and quote posts on both X and Bluesky. X is 27.8% original posts and 67.1% reposts. Bluesky is 52.2% original posts and 43.5% reposts. (exact percentages for quote posts are not displayed)
a cat sitting on the end of a pine tree branch opposite from the camera, which is on the base of the branch by the trunk of the tree. cool tones, with frosty tree branches spreading out behind the cat, who is looking off into the distance over her shoulder, tail wrapped around her.
A screenshot of the Notifications section of my iPhone's Screen Time page, showing 75 notifications so far today (it was 1:46 pm when I took the screenshot)
official Apple iPhone 13 wallpaper
a timelapse of me sitting at my desk, working on my laptop, designing the thumbnail for my recent video "i am velichor: 2025" in Affinity Designer
A funky 17 second short film of me taking the elevator. No dialogue, just fun shots of the ride from bottom to top.
"Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious." - George Orwell (1984)
A Facebook Marketplace ad for “Parrot Roller Skates,” being sold for $10. Each parrot roller skate is just four small wheels attaches to a horizontal wooden bar, presumably for the parrot to perch on.
A reddit post by u/u/randomusername69696 : "There’s probably someone in the world right now who is living the perfect day, but you’ll never know about it because they’re too busy enjoying it to post about it."
The Top Free Apps section of the Canadian App Store, showing: 1) ChatGPT, 2) Threads, 3) Temu, 4) Bluesky, 5) McDonald’s, 6) Google, 7) TikTok
A screenshot of a news article titled "Shein is suing Temu over claims of stolen designs. What's going on?" with a temu banner ad right above the title.
Poster that says “WE’RE SICK OF SEWAGE. One spillage every minute, 596,666 a year. 26th Oct. London”
Discord's Nitro subscription page, but all text that normally would've said Nitro says "Max++"
hand holding up a blue t-shirt with the text “THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER” above a pencil graphic. Underneath the pencil’s tip is the word “PRINT” and under the eraser is the word “DELETE”
The back side of a receipt showing the branding of the company that produced it: EcoChit. It pomises to be BPS/BPA free, recyclable, and supports seaforestation.
a screenshot of a 124 WPM (Words Per Minute) score on monkeytype.com, from 25 May 2024 with 100% accuracy
simple line graphic of a raised fist, made only of bright orange lines with sharp angles, filled with black against a transparent background
A white and black sticker with the text “MY BRAIN HAS TOO MANY TABS OPEN”, with a white background
hand-drawn digital art icon of a cozy-looking woodstove drawn in Procreate
A digital-art satirical spoof ad portraying a Forever 21 billboard ad, with the brand name replaced with "Forever Wasteful", the text "Price Drop" replaced with "Wage Drop", and the sale price changed from "$7/each" to "4¢/hour". The promotional text to the left of the model used to read "All the newest trends", but now reads "All the newest synthetic plastics". Prices, wages, etc, displayed in this spoof ad are not specific to any one fashion brand. The industry has seen wages as low as $0.00/hour; this spoof ad is meant to display the poor working conditions of the fast fashion industry in a satirical manner.
A campaign poster that says the following: "Fashion Revolution Week is our annual campaign bringing together the world's largest fashion activism movement. This year we are marking our 10th anniversary with 10 days of action. #FashionRevolutionWeek" It includes a graphic of a raised fist, and a photo of Fashion Revolution Brasil's team (I'm pretty sure it's the team). Not my poster, it is available for download from Fash Rev's website.
animated hand-drawn text that reads "dopamine" in a messy block letter style