Jon Jost

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1943-05-16 · 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.

• The Living End (1992) — Executive Producer
• All the Vermeers in New York (1992) — Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
• Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977) — Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Music
• Mod Fuck Explosion (1994) — Drummer
• Canyon (1970) — Director
• The Bed You Sleep In (1993) — Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
• Frameup (1993) — Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
• Nightshift (1981) — , Director of Photography
• Angel City (1976) — Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
• Rembrandt Laughing (1989) — Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Sound Recordist
• Stagefright (1981) — Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography
• Bell Diamond (1986) — Director, Producer, Cinematography, Editor, Writer
• Sure Fire (1990) — Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
• Speaking Directly (1973) — Director, Writer
• 6 Easy Pieces (2000) — Director
• Godard 1980 (1980) — Director
• 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019) — Director
• Homecoming (2004) — Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
• Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) (1987) — Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
• Slow Moves (1983) — Man Behind Counter, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Original Music Composer
• Far from Afghanistan (2012) — Director
• Coming to Terms (2013) — Director, Producer, Editor, Art Direction, Sound Editor, Sound mixer, Visual Effects, Director of Photography
• Outro País (2000) — Director of Photography
• Chameleon (1978) — Ranger, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography