Jon Jost
Directing
Born: May 16, 1943 (age 83) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Photos (1)
Movies (7)
Self / Appearances (4)
Upcoming (7)
Directing (79)
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
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All the Vermeers in New York
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The Bed You Sleep In
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Godard 1980
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Uno a me, uno a te e uno a Raffaele
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Last Chants for a Slow Dance
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They Had It Coming
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Muri Romani II
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Angel City
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Casa do silencio
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Homecoming
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Walkerville
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Chameleon
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Slow Moves
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Coming to Terms
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Sure Fire
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Tourists
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Frameup
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Parable
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13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life
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Nebraska Grasses Veils
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Bell Diamond
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Blue Strait
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Mountains As Mountains, Landscape for Watanabe Shiko
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Vergessensfuge
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Rembrandt Laughing
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Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)
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La lunga ombra
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Speaking Directly
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In the Rays of Light of Ria Formosa
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A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire
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The Narcissus Flowers of Katsura-shima
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Canyon II
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Roma - un ritratto improvvisario
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Pequenos Milagres
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2
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Rant
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Duckweed
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all along
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Images of a Lost City
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3
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There's Many Friends Along This Way
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COME AND GO: Cascais < - > Lisboa
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Amtrak
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Stagefright
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Over Here
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IRAN
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Bowman Lake
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Empire's Cross
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The Brambles
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Portrait
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Traps
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Deadendz
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6 Easy Pieces
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A Walk Through Waseda Garden
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Wood Song
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London Brief
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Chhattisgarh Sketches
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Oui Non
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Til Edvard
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Canyon
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MONET VARIATION 1
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Again & Again
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Yellow Stone Canyon
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Tanti Auguri
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July 4, 2020
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odette & jon
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murmuration
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1
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Fall Creek
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Far from Afghanistan
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Swimming in Nebraska
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NAVE
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Passages
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Muri Romani
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Dissonance
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Trinity
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San Lorenzo
Director
Writing (26)
All the Vermeers in New York
Writer
The Bed You Sleep In
Writer
Uno a me, uno a te e uno a Raffaele
Writer
Last Chants for a Slow Dance
Screenplay
They Had It Coming
Screenplay
Angel City
Writer
Casa do silencio
Writer
Homecoming
Writer
Chameleon
Writer
Slow Moves
Screenplay
Sure Fire
Writer
Frameup
Writer
13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life
Writer
Bell Diamond
Writer
Blue Strait
Story
Vergessensfuge
Writer
Rembrandt Laughing
Writer
Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)
Writer
La lunga ombra
Writer
Speaking Directly
Writer
Pequenos Milagres
Writer
Stagefright
Writer
A Walk Through Waseda Garden
Writer
Fall Creek
Writer
Passages
Writer
San Lorenzo
Screenplay
Producing (22)
The Living End
Executive Producer
They Had It Coming
Producer
Angel City
Producer
Homecoming
Producer
Chameleon
Producer
Slow Moves
Producer
Coming to Terms
Producer
13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life
Producer
Bell Diamond
Producer
Blue Strait
Producer
Vergessensfuge
Producer
Rembrandt Laughing
Producer
Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)
Producer
La lunga ombra
Producer
Canyon II
Producer
Amtrak
Producer
Bowman Lake
Producer
A Walk Through Waseda Garden
Producer
Tanti Auguri
Producer
Fall Creek
Producer
Passages
Producer
San Lorenzo
Producer
Other Crew (74)
All the Vermeers in New York
Editor
All the Vermeers in New York
Director of Photography
The Bed You Sleep In
Director of Photography
The Bed You Sleep In
Editor
Texas, Osijek
Director of Photography
Last Chants for a Slow Dance
Editor
Last Chants for a Slow Dance
Director of Photography
Last Chants for a Slow Dance
Music
They Had It Coming
Editor
They Had It Coming
Art Direction
They Had It Coming
Sound
They Had It Coming
Original Music Composer
They Had It Coming
Director of Photography
Nightshift
Director of Photography
Muri Romani II
Director of Photography
Muri Romani II
Editor
Angel City
Editor
Angel City
Director of Photography
Homecoming
Editor
Homecoming
Director of Photography
Chameleon
Editor
Chameleon
Director of Photography
Another Country
Director of Photography
Slow Moves
Editor
Slow Moves
Director of Photography
Slow Moves
Original Music Composer
Coming to Terms
Editor
Coming to Terms
Visual Effects
Coming to Terms
Sound Editor
Coming to Terms
Art Direction
Coming to Terms
Sound mixer
Coming to Terms
Director of Photography
Sure Fire
Director of Photography
Sure Fire
Editor
Sure Fire
Camera Operator
Frameup
Editor
Frameup
Director of Photography
Bell Diamond
Editor
Bell Diamond
Cinematography
Vergessensfuge
Director of Photography
Vergessensfuge
Editor
Rembrandt Laughing
Director of Photography
Rembrandt Laughing
Editor
Rembrandt Laughing
Sound Recordist
Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)
Editor
Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)
Director of Photography
La lunga ombra
Editor
La lunga ombra
Director of Photography
A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire
Editor
Canyon II
Editor
Canyon II
Cinematography
Pequenos Milagres
Editor
Images of a Lost City
Cinematography
Amtrak
Cinematography
Amtrak
Editor
Stagefright
Editor
Stagefright
Director of Photography
Bowman Lake
Editor
Bowman Lake
Director of Photography
Deadendz
Director of Photography
Deadendz
Editor
A Walk Through Waseda Garden
Cinematography
A Walk Through Waseda Garden
Editor
London Brief
Director of Photography
London Brief
Editor
Tanti Auguri
Editor
Tanti Auguri
Sound
Tanti Auguri
Cinematography
Fall Creek
Editor
Passages
Director of Photography
Passages
Editor
Passages
Sound Designer
San Lorenzo
Camera Operator
San Lorenzo
Editor