Jon Jost

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Jon Jost

Born 1943-05-16 Chicago, Illinois, USA 12 films

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,…

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Filmography

12 films
Slow Moves poster

A bluesy lyrical romance of two ugly-ducklings who meet on the Golden Gate Bridge and after a brief…

Slow Moves

★ 7.5 1983

Nightshift poster

As night falls, the receptionist of a small hotel dutifully performs her routine tasks while strang…

Nightshift

★ 6.8 1981

Chameleon poster

A scathing portrait of the Hollywood/LA arts milieu of the late 70’s, Chameleon follows the amorpho…

Chameleon

★ 7.0 1978

Country poster

A young draft resister finds peace and love in the country, but his solution to the problems of the…

Country

★ 0.0 1968