Jon Jost
May 16, 1943 (82 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 2014 · Ghosts of Empire Prairie as Burl Enright
- 1991 · A Movie Capital as Self
- 1983 · Slow Moves as Man Behind Counter
- Future · Country as Man
- 2024 · Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano as Voice of Silvio Narizzano
- 2019 · Pequenos Milagres as Himself
- 1994 · Mod Fuck Explosion as Drummer
- 1993 · Made in the USA as Self
- 1982 · Cinématon XVIII as N°171
- 1981 · Nightshift as
- 1978 · Chameleon as Ranger