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Jon Stephen Jost (born 16 May 1943) is an American independent filmmaker from Chicago. Born in Chicago to a military family, Jost grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany and Virginia. He began making films in January 1963 after being expelled from college.
Jon Jost. Director: They Had It Coming. Born in Chicago in 1943, of a military family, Jost grew up in Georgia, Kansas, Japan, Italy, Germany, and, Virginia. Expelled from college in 1963, He began making 16mm films. He is self-taught.
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- Director, Cinematographer, Editor
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Oct 21, 2013 · Jon Jost, an experimental narrative filmmaker, announces his retirement from the social aspect of filmmaking, but not from making films. He reflects on his 50-year career, his mixed reputation, and his artistic inclinations in this blog post.
- Indiewire
Jon Jost is a self-taught American filmmaker who has made 20 shorts and 16 feature films since 1974. He is known for his essays, essay-fictions, and avant-garde and new narrative forms, often set in the back country of the American West.
- May 16, 1943
Last Chants for a Slow Dance is a 1977 American independent drama film directed by Jon Jost and starring Tom Blair. [1] [2] In some quarters Last Chants is now considered an American classic; Jonathan Rosenbaum lists it as one of the "alternative" top 100 American films, [3] and it is listed in the book 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die .
May 6, 2024 · Jon Jost, a long time collaborator and prolific filmmaker, screens his latest feature film, Walkerville, a fictional/documentary tone-poem, at Chicago Filmmakers on May 11. The film portrays the town of Walkerville, Montana, and the lead actor, Gary Winterholler, who suffered a stroke.
Birthday: May 16, 1943. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Leading independent who began making films in the early 1960s. Jost served a two-year jail term (beginning in 1965) for...
