![Jon Jost](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kYXBWSdUTTGcmJWwMefeZ3nPYmb.jpg)
Jon Jost
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 | Directing |
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Most Rating | 3.013 |
Birthday | 1943-05-16 |
Place of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Also Known As |
![Chameleon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4yibLgSBXiulClTWjcrSJGmdRcj.jpg)
1978
![Chameleon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4yibLgSBXiulClTWjcrSJGmdRcj.jpg)
Chameleon
6/1
A scathing portrait of the Hollywood/LA arts milieu of the late 70’s, Chameleon follows the amorphous day of its lead character, an Armani-jacketed pe...
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Chameleon
![Nightshift](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gXXH0z6ejbzmzlDbLo4kar98tKt.jpg)
1981
![Nightshift](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gXXH0z6ejbzmzlDbLo4kar98tKt.jpg)
Nightshift
10/1
It is night and, in the foyer of a small hotel, a receptionist performs her tasks, unhurried and impassive, her face ghost-white, an emotional mask. L...
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Nightshift
![Slow Moves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uuflRqExwOm5YOfmeqfJIIJPBf1.jpg)
1983
![Slow Moves](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uuflRqExwOm5YOfmeqfJIIJPBf1.jpg)
Slow Moves
7/3
A bluesy lyrical romance of two ugly-ducklings who meet on the Golden Gate Bridge and after a brief and awkward courtship, live together with the usua...
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Slow Moves
![Mod Fuck Explosion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vjLzdJmuOl5sXSAEcVKMW6XNKIw.jpg)
1994
![Mod Fuck Explosion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vjLzdJmuOl5sXSAEcVKMW6XNKIw.jpg)
Mod Fuck Explosion
5.6/11
Teenage London is trying to find meaning in the world, or a leather jacket of her own. Unaccepted by neither the Mods or the Asian biker gang, she tri...
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Mod Fuck Explosion
![Cinématon XVIII](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1982
![Cinématon XVIII](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Cinématon XVIII
0/0
Reel 18 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.
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Cinématon XVIII
![Pequenos Milagres](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e9cPpJvBbPzCfaisdrFURrttUN5.jpg)
2019
![Pequenos Milagres](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e9cPpJvBbPzCfaisdrFURrttUN5.jpg)
Pequenos Milagres
8/1
A film that Jon Jost dedicated to his daughter Clara, an artistically designed home movie and at the same time a look back at his life, mostly comment...
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Pequenos Milagres
![A Movie Capital](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kidd2vnVSLrJMbpo2jPWFpyVrSq.jpg)
1991
![A Movie Capital](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kidd2vnVSLrJMbpo2jPWFpyVrSq.jpg)
A Movie Capital
6/1
This film is a record of the first Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. It reflects the various ways the festival was given shape by nasc...
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A Movie Capital
![Made in the USA](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dinZhUjvSqYi9NtwT5oJwabLvPE.jpg)
1993
![Made in the USA](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dinZhUjvSqYi9NtwT5oJwabLvPE.jpg)
Made in the USA
2/1
A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.
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Made in the USA
![Ghosts of Empire Prairie](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
![Ghosts of Empire Prairie](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Ghosts of Empire Prairie
0/0
Empire Prairie, where Lonnie Enright grew up. He's headed home now, to see his ailing father and little brother. Bad things are coming.
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