Jon Jost
- Directing
- May 16, 1943 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Filmography
- Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano · Voice of Silvio Narizzano
- Walkerville · Director
- Casa do silencio · Director, Writer
- FIRTH2 · Director
- Not Getting Stoned with Jon Jost · Self
- Deadendz · Director, Cinematography
- UGIA SONG POEM · Director
- DHAKA: Mirpur & Dhammondi Road · Director
- 5 MINS IN CANNING · Director
- SONG · Director
- murmuration · Director
- The House Is Singing · Director
- mercado del capo · Director
- MONDELLO Surfer's Meditation · Director
- Mondello Meditazione No. 2 · Director
- O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel · Director
- COME AND GO: Cascais < - > Lisboa · Director
- odette & jon · Director
- LISBOA CASCAIS 2 · Director
- Cafe · Director
- LISBON CASCAIS · Director
- Play Ball · Director
- SERFS UP · Director
- MADISON SQ PARK · Director
- TAI CHI · Director
- MET · Director
- Brooklyn Bridge · Director
- Festivale di San Gennaro · Director
- OCULUS · Director
- WALK IN THE PARK · Director
- Madison Park II · Director
- Three Views · Director
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · Director
- Doubles · Director
- BRIGHTON BEACH MTA · Director
- Duckweed · Director
- Gallery · Director
- Grand Central Station · Director
- Bryant Park · Director
- MERRY-GO-AROUND · Director
- UNION SQUARE · Director
- Love Letter To Robert · Director
- BRIGHTON BEACH · Director
- Foursome · Director
- Glorious Freedom · Director
- Sonnyboy's · Director
- Opening at O'Flaherty's · Director
- Up On The Mountain · Director
- MONET VARIATION 1 · Director
- River Squall · Director
- all along · Director
- IRAN · Director
- Broken Down on the Highway · Director
- Tourists · Director
- PRICKLY-PEAR FINAL · Director
- #9 · Director
- HOUSES · Director
- I Been Up On The Mountain · Director
- ALL ALONG THE WATER TANKS · Director
- The Symphony · Director
- MY LIFE AS A MIDGE · Director
- Born to Lose · Director
- If You Don't Have A Friend · Director
- The Brambles · Director
- Number Nine · Director
- Nebraska Grasses Veils · Director
- Veils · Director
- July 4, 2020 · Director
- Spectral Passage · Director
- born to lose · Director
- BROKEN · Director
- fixin to die · Director
- many friends · Director
- neon galaxy · Director
- ON THE STRAIT · Director
- waltzing · Director
- whole lotta living · Director
- GOING GOING GONE · Director
- Mt Plesant Wa 420 1-1 · Director
- going gone · Director