Jon Jost
Known for: Directing
Born: May 15, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jon Stephen Jost (born 16 May 1943 in Chicago) is an American independent filmmaker. Born in Chicago to a military family, he grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. He began making films in January 1963 after being expelled from college. In 1965 he was imprisoned by US authorities for 2 years 3 months for refusal to cooperate with the Selective Service system. Self-taught as a filmmaker, he made his first full-length film in 1974, and has since that time focused on a wide range of American issues in his films, at present having made 40 long-form films. Jost's work has shown since 1976 in major film festivals around the world.
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A Movie Capital
Self
Made in the USA
Self
Chameleon
Ranger
Ghosts of Empire Prairie
Burl Enright
Nightshift
Slow Moves
Man Behind Counter
Mod Fuck Explosion
Drummer
Cinématon XVIII
N°171
Pequenos Milagres
Himself
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Voice of Silvio Narizzano
Country
Man
Not Getting Stoned with Jon Jost
himself
Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four
Director
Arbor Fugue
Director
Dharma Do as Dharma Does
Director
The Living End
Executive Producer
Portrait
Director
Til Edvard
Director
A View of Mount Baker from Port Angeles, Washington
Director
13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life
Writer
Angel City
Director of Photography
July 4, 2020
Director
San Lorenzo
Director
A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire
Director