Jon Jost
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1943-05-16 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
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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 t...
Acting
1991
as Self
1993
as Self
1978
as Ranger
2014
as Burl Enright
1981
1983
as Man Behind Counter
1994
as Drummer
1982
as N°171
2019
as Himself
2024
as Voice of Silvio Narizzano
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as Man
Production
1971
2002
as Director
2001
as Director
1992
as Executive Producer
1963
as Director
2002
as Director
2004
1968
1968
as Producer
1976
as Editor
1976
as Director of Photography
1976
as Producer
1976
as Writer
2020
as Director
2009
as Director
2009
as Producer
2009
as Screenplay
2009
as Camera Operator
2009
as Editor
2018
as Editor
2018
as Director
1977
as Screenplay
1977
as Director
1977
as Editor
1992
as Director
1990
as Director
-
as Director
-
as Cinematography
-
as Editor
2019
as Editor
2019
as Writer
2012
as Director
1970
as Director
2002
as Editor
2004
as Director
1970
as Writer
2002
as Sound
2002
as Producer
2002
as Director
1970
as Editor
2017
1970
as Producer
2004
as Cinematography
2002
as Cinematography
2004
as Writer
2004
as Editor
1970
as Director
2004
as Producer
2009
as Cinematography
2009
as Producer
2009
as Editor
2009
as Director
2013
as Editor
2013
as Director
2013
as Visual Effects
2013
as Sound Editor
2013
as Art Direction
2013
as Sound mixer
2013
as Producer
1976
as Director
1993
as Director
1993
as Writer
2018
as Director
2018
as Editor
2018
as Cinematography
2018
as Producer
1973
as Director
1973
as Writer
2019
as Director
2019
as Director of Photography
2019
as Editor
1983
as Director
2008
as Director
1986
as Director
1989
as Director
1989
as Writer
2004
as Director
2012
as Director
-
as Director
-
as Director
2011
as Director
-
as Director
1994
as Writer
2009
as Director
2000
as Director
-
as Director
-
as Director
-
as Director
-
as Director
1964
as Director
1980
as Director
1992
as Writer
2004
as Writer
2004
as Editor
2004
as Director
2004
as Producer
2023
as Director
2023
as Writer
1993
as Director
1993
as Editor
1993
as Writer
2015
as Screenplay
2015
as Editor
2015
as Producer
2015
as Director
2015
as Art Direction
2016
as Additional Photography
2011
as Director
2004
as Director of Photography
1981
as Writer
1981
as Director
1981
as Editor
1987
1987
1987
1987
1978
as Writer
1978
as Editor
1978
as Producer
1978
as Director
1968
as Director
2014
as Director
2014
as Editor
2014
as Producer
1986
as Producer
1986
as Editor
1986
as Cinematography
2023
as Director of Photography
2023
as Editor
2023
as Director
2002
as Director
2023
as Director
2015
as Director
1967
as Director
1986
as Writer
1992
as Editor
1993
as Director of Photography
2015
as Story
1992
as Director of Photography
2015
as Sound
1978
as Director of Photography
2014
as Director of Photography
1981
as Director of Photography
1977
as Director of Photography
2015
as Original Music Composer
2013
as Director of Photography
2015
as Director of Photography
1987
as Director of Photography
2015
as Producer
2021
as Director
1977
as Music
2011
as Cinematography
2000
as Director
1999
as Director
2018
as Director
2018
as Director
1983
as Screenplay
1983
as Editor
1983
as Producer
1983
as Director of Photography
1983
as Original Music Composer
2004
as Producer
2004
as Director of Photography
2004
as Director
2004
as Writer
2006
as Writer
2006
as Director of Photography
2006
as Producer
2006
as Director
2006
as Editor
2004
as Editor
2006
as Sound Designer
1993
as Director of Photography
1993
as Editor
1989
as Director of Photography
1989
as Producer
1989
as Editor
2007
as Director
-
as Director
2006
as Writer
2006
as Director
2006
as Editor
2006
as Director of Photography
2006
as Producer
1997
as Director of Photography
1997
as Director
1997
as Editor
2011
as Director
2019
2019
as Director
1989
as Sound Recordist
2019
as Director
2000
as Director
2000
as Director of Photography
1990
as Director of Photography
1990
as Writer
1990
as Editor
1990
as Camera Operator
1994
as Director
2010
as Director
1981
as Cinematography
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