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Jon Jost
Producer, Director, Editor, Writer, Actor, Composer, Additional CreditsBorn May 16, 1943 (82 years)
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.
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.
Jon Jost Filmography
| 2013 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2000 | |
| 1992 | The Living End · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls · as Associate Producer |
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| 1977 |
| 2019 | |
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| 1986 | |
| 1984 | Slow Moves · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | |
| 1977 | Last Chants for a Slow Dance · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | |
| 1973 |
| 1994 | Mod Fuck Explosion · as Drummer |
| 1984 | Slow Moves · as Man Behind Counter |
| 1981 |
| 1984 | Slow Moves · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 |
| 2013 | Coming to Terms · as Art Direction |
| 2013 | Coming to Terms · as Director Of Photography |
| 2013 | Coming to Terms · as Sound Editor |
| 2013 | Coming to Terms · as Visual Effects |
| 2012 | No Man's Zone · as Text |
| 2004 | Homecoming · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Outro País · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | 6 Easy Pieces · as Cinematographer |
| 1993 | The Bed You Sleep In · as Director Of Photography |
| 1993 | Frameup · as Director Of Photography |
| 1990 | All the Vermeers in New York · as Director Of Photography |
| 1990 | Sure Fire · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Rembrandt Laughing · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Rembrandt Laughing · as Sound Recordist |
| 1986 | Bell Diamond · as Cinematographer |
| 1984 | Slow Moves · as Director Of Photography |
| 1981 | Nightshift · as Cinematographer |
| 1981 | Stagefright · as Director Of Photography |
| 1980 | Godard 1980 · as Cinematographer |
| 1977 | Last Chants for a Slow Dance · as Director Of Photography |
| 1977 | Angel City · as Director Of Photography |
| 1973 | Speaking Directly · as Cinematographer |