Jon Jost

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Living End

(1992) Executive Producer

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Canyon

(1970) Director

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30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing

(2019) Director

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All the Vermeers in New York

(1992) Editor

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Last Chants for a Slow Dance

(1977) Music

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Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses)

(1987) Producer

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Sure Fire

(1990) Director of Photography

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Wish You Were Here

(2016) Additional Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Himself	Pequenos Milagres 2019-11-20 Movie
1994	Drummer	Mod Fuck Explosion 1994-04-02 Movie
1993	Self	Made in the USA 1993-09-25 Movie
1991	Self	A Movie Capital 1991-10-12 Movie
1983	Man Behind Counter	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	N°171	Cinématon XVIII 1982-05-04 Movie
1981	N/A	Nightshift 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	Ranger	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
	Burl Enright	Ghosts of Empire Prairie Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	Casa do silencio 2023-11-24 Movie
	Director	DHAKA: Mirpur & Dhammondi Road 2023-01-16 Movie
2021	Director	Tourists 2021-01-01 Movie
2020	Director	July 4, 2020 2020-07-05 Movie
2019	Director	Yellow Stone Canyon 2019-12-17 Movie
	Director	30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing 2019-12-14 Movie
	Director	Pequenos Milagres 2019-11-20 Movie
	Director	Muri Romani II 2019-06-09 Movie
2018	Director	Wood Song 2018-12-12 Movie
	Director	A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire 2018-08-13 Movie
	Director	Again & Again 2018-05-07 Movie
	Director	Canyon II 2018-02-17 Movie
2017	Director	Mountains As Mountains, Landscape for Watanabe Shiko 2017-01-01 Movie
2015	Director	Blue Strait 2015-09-18 Movie
	Director	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2014	Director	Bowman Lake 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Director	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
2012	Director	Far from Afghanistan 2012-08-22 Movie
	Director	The Narcissus Flowers of Katsura-shima 2012-06-12 Movie
2011	Director	Images of a Lost City 2011-01-01 Movie
	Director	Trinity 2011-01-01 Movie
2010	Director	Swimming in Nebraska 2010-01-01 Movie
2009	Director	San Lorenzo 2009-01-01 Movie
	Director	Amtrak 2009-01-01 Movie
	Director	Rant 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	Director	Parable 2008-02-22 Movie
2007	Director	Over Here 2007-05-24 Movie
2006	Director	La lunga ombra 2006-12-01 Movie
	Director	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2004	Director	Homecoming 2004-09-09 Movie
	Director	A View of Mount Baker from Port Angeles, Washington 2004-08-27 Movie
	Director	Vergessensfuge 2004-06-05 Movie
	Director	Chhattisgraph Sketches 2004-05-01 Movie
	Director	A Walk Through Waseda Garden 2004-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	Oui Non 2002-08-01 Movie
	Director	Arbor Fugue 2002-01-03 Movie
	Director	Til Edvard 2002-01-02 Movie
	Director	Tanti Auguri 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Director	Dharma Do as Dharma Does 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	Muri Romani 2000-10-14 Movie
	Director	6 Easy Pieces 2000-01-23 Movie
	Director	Roma - un ritratto improvvisario 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Director	In the Rays of Light of Ria Formosa 1999-01-20 Movie
1997	Director	London Brief 1997-10-01 Movie
1994	Director	Uno a me, uno a te e uno a Raffaele 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	The Bed You Sleep In 1993-09-10 Movie
	Director	Frameup 1993-01-19 Movie
1992	Director	All the Vermeers in New York 1992-05-01 Movie
1990	Director	Sure Fire 1990-09-12 Movie
1989	Director	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1987	Director	Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) 1987-09-06 Movie
1986	Director	Bell Diamond 1986-03-17 Movie
1983	Director	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Director	Stagefright 1981-01-01 Movie
1980	Director	Godard 1980 1980-01-01 Movie
1978	Director	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director	Angel City 1977-10-18 Movie
	Director	Last Chants for a Slow Dance 1977-08-31 Movie
1973	Director	Speaking Directly 1973-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four 1971-03-19 Movie
1970	Director	Canyon 1970-12-31 Movie
	Director	Fall Creek 1970-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life 1968-05-16 Movie
1967	Director	Traps 1967-09-01 Movie
1964	Director	City 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Director	Portrait 1963-01-01 Movie
	Director	Deadendz Movie
	Director	There's Many Friends Along This Way Movie
	Director	Mitch Plays Movie
	Director	Vera X 3 Movie
	Director	Mr. Right Movie
	Director	Water Song No. 2 Movie
	Director	Um dia vai haver uma domingo Movie
	Director	Funkies Movie
	Director	Empire's Cross Movie
	Director	Inside Story Movie
	Director	Koch Poem Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	Casa do silencio 2023-11-24 Movie
2019	Writer	Pequenos Milagres 2019-11-20 Movie
2015	Story	Blue Strait 2015-09-18 Movie
	Screenplay	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2009	Screenplay	San Lorenzo 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Writer	La lunga ombra 2006-12-01 Movie
	Writer	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2004	Writer	Homecoming 2004-09-09 Movie
	Writer	Vergessensfuge 2004-06-05 Movie
	Writer	A Walk Through Waseda Garden 2004-01-01 Movie
1994	Writer	Uno a me, uno a te e uno a Raffaele 1994-01-01 Movie
1993	Writer	The Bed You Sleep In 1993-09-10 Movie
	Writer	Frameup 1993-01-19 Movie
1992	Writer	All the Vermeers in New York 1992-05-01 Movie
1990	Writer	Sure Fire 1990-09-12 Movie
1989	Writer	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1987	Writer	Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) 1987-09-06 Movie
1986	Writer	Bell Diamond 1986-03-17 Movie
1983	Screenplay	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Writer	Stagefright 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	Writer	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Writer	Angel City 1977-10-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Last Chants for a Slow Dance 1977-08-31 Movie
1973	Writer	Speaking Directly 1973-01-01 Movie
1970	Writer	Fall Creek 1970-01-01 Movie
1968	Writer	13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life 1968-05-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Editor	Pequenos Milagres 2019-11-20 Movie
	Editor	Muri Romani II 2019-06-09 Movie
2018	Editor	A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire 2018-08-13 Movie
	Editor	Canyon II 2018-02-17 Movie
2015	Editor	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2014	Editor	Bowman Lake 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Editor	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
2009	Editor	San Lorenzo 2009-01-01 Movie
	Editor	Amtrak 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Editor	La lunga ombra 2006-12-01 Movie
	Editor	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2004	Editor	Homecoming 2004-09-09 Movie
	Editor	Vergessensfuge 2004-06-05 Movie
	Editor	A Walk Through Waseda Garden 2004-01-01 Movie
2002	Editor	Tanti Auguri 2002-01-01 Movie
1997	Editor	London Brief 1997-10-01 Movie
1993	Editor	The Bed You Sleep In 1993-09-10 Movie
	Editor	Frameup 1993-01-19 Movie
1992	Editor	All the Vermeers in New York 1992-05-01 Movie
1990	Editor	Sure Fire 1990-09-12 Movie
1989	Editor	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1987	Editor	Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) 1987-09-06 Movie
1986	Editor	Bell Diamond 1986-03-17 Movie
1983	Editor	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Editor	Stagefright 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	Editor	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Editor	Angel City 1977-10-18 Movie
	Editor	Last Chants for a Slow Dance 1977-08-31 Movie
1970	Editor	Fall Creek 1970-01-01 Movie
	Editor	Vera X 3 Movie
	Editor	Deadendz Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director of Photography	Muri Romani II 2019-06-09 Movie
2016	Additional Photography	Wish You Were Here 2016-12-25 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	Bowman Lake 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
2009	Camera Operator	San Lorenzo 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	La lunga ombra 2006-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Homecoming 2004-09-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Vergessensfuge 2004-06-05 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Another Country 2000-10-29 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	London Brief 1997-10-01 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	The Bed You Sleep In 1993-09-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Frameup 1993-01-19 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	All the Vermeers in New York 1992-05-01 Movie
1990	Camera Operator	Sure Fire 1990-09-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sure Fire 1990-09-12 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) 1987-09-06 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Stagefright 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Angel City 1977-10-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Last Chants for a Slow Dance 1977-08-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Deadendz Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Cinematography	Canyon II 2018-02-17 Movie
2011	Cinematography	Images of a Lost City 2011-01-01 Movie
2009	Cinematography	Amtrak 2009-01-01 Movie
2004	Cinematography	A Walk Through Waseda Garden 2004-01-01 Movie
2002	Cinematography	Tanti Auguri 2002-01-01 Movie
1986	Cinematography	Bell Diamond 1986-03-17 Movie
	Cinematography	Vera X 3 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Producer	Canyon II 2018-02-17 Movie
2015	Producer	Blue Strait 2015-09-18 Movie
	Producer	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2014	Producer	Bowman Lake 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Producer	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
2009	Producer	San Lorenzo 2009-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Amtrak 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Producer	La lunga ombra 2006-12-01 Movie
	Producer	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2004	Producer	Homecoming 2004-09-09 Movie
	Producer	Vergessensfuge 2004-06-05 Movie
	Producer	A Walk Through Waseda Garden 2004-01-01 Movie
2002	Producer	Tanti Auguri 2002-01-01 Movie
1992	Executive Producer	The Living End 1992-08-14 Movie
1989	Producer	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1987	Producer	Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) 1987-09-06 Movie
1986	Producer	Bell Diamond 1986-03-17 Movie
1983	Producer	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1978	Producer	Chameleon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Producer	Angel City 1977-10-18 Movie
1970	Producer	Fall Creek 1970-01-01 Movie
1968	Producer	13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life 1968-05-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Art Direction	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2013	Art Direction	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Sound	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	They Had It Coming 2015-01-15 Movie
2013	Sound Editor	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
	Sound mixer	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
2006	Sound Designer	Passages 2006-09-10 Movie
2002	Sound	Tanti Auguri 2002-01-01 Movie
1989	Sound Recordist	Rembrandt Laughing 1989-02-12 Movie
1983	Original Music Composer	Slow Moves 1983-01-01 Movie
1977	Music	Last Chants for a Slow Dance 1977-08-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2013	Visual Effects	Coming to Terms 2013-11-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv