Jon Jost
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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.
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30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
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Uno a me, uno a te e uno a Raffaele (1994)
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They Had It Coming (2015)
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All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
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Rembrandt Laughing (1989)
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Blue Strait (2015)
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Godard 1980 (1980)
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Angel City (1976)
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Deadendz (2023)
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Last Chants for a Slow Dance (1977)
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Far from Afghanistan (2012)
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The Bed You Sleep In (1993)
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Slow Moves (1983)
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Bell Diamond (1986)
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Casa do silencio (2023)
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Pequenos Milagres (2019)
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6 Easy Pieces (2000)
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Oui Non (2002)
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Coming to Terms (2013)
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Yellow Stone Canyon (2019)
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Chameleon (1978)
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Walkerville (2024)
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Parable (2008)
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Red Psalm (—)
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Rant (2009)
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Nebraska Grasses Veils (2020)
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Chhattisgarh Sketches (2004)
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Inside Story (—)
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Bowman Lake (2014)
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Speaking Directly (1973)
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London Brief (1997)
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Images of a Lost City (2011)
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Muri Romani (2000)
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2 (2019)
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Stagefright (1981)
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Fall Creek (1970)
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many friends (2020)
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Vergessensfuge (2004)
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Tourists (2021)
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murmuration (2022)
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Water Song No. 2 (—)
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La lunga ombra (2006)
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The Brambles (2020)
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LISBON CASCAIS (2021)
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Glorious Freedom (2021)
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5 MINS IN CANNING (2023)
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City (1964)
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Traps (1967)
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Frameup (1993)
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Sure Fire (1990)
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Born To Lose (2018)
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See What I Mean ? (2019)
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MONET VARIATION 1 (2021)
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UGIA SONG POEM (2023)
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Over Here (2007)
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Plain Talk pt 1 (2017)
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going gone (2020)
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San Lorenzo (2009)
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A Death in Mali - Requiem for Empire (2018)
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all along (2021)
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BRIGHTON BEACH MTA (2021)
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LISBOA CASCAIS 2 (2021)
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WALK IN THE PARK (2021)
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Koch Poem (—)
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whole lotta living (2020)
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final gertjan.m4v (2016)
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Mr. Right (—)
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TAI CHI (2021)
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1 (2019)
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Three Views (2021)
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Homecoming (2004)
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WALTZ FB (2017)
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#9 (2020)
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BRIGHTON BEACH (2021)
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Trinity (2011)
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PRICKLY-PEAR FINAL (2020)
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The Last Election (2016)
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Vera X 3 (—)
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IRAN (2021)
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SONG (2022)
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odette & jon (2021)
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PROVA (—)
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Grand Central Station (2021)
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CLEARCUT (2019)
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Spectral Passage (2020)
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The Narcissus Flowers of Katsura-shima (2012)
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Amtrak (2009)
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Empire's Cross (2011)
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Street Life (—)
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Veils (2020)
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born to lose (2020)
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Brooklyn Bridge (2021)
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Again & Again (2018)
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Doubles (2021)
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ON THE STRAIT (2020)
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Arbor Fugue (2002)
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FIRTH2 (2023)
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Duckweed (2021)
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SWANTON ROAD (—)
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Madison Park II (2021)
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Antonio DAntoni (2017)
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Plain Talk and Common Sense (uncommon senses) (1987)
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INSTABILITY (2017)
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The House Is Singing (2021)
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Portrait (1963)
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UNION SQUARE (2021)
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Dissonance (2012)
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Muri Romani II (2019)
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Play Ball (2021)
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13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life (1968)
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Gallery (2021)
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Mondello Meditazione No. 2 (2021)
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AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD [NEBRASKA] (2017)
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Opening at O'Flaherty's (2021)
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Sonnyboy's (2021)
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Tanti Auguri (2002)
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Passages (2006)
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Up On The Mountain (2021)
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Canyon (1970)
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OCULUS (2021)
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Til Edvard (2002)
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There's Many Friends Along This Way (2018)
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Plain Talk pt 2 (2017)
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Mountains As Mountains, Landscape for Watanabe Shiko (2017)
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BROKEN (2020)
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Foursome (2021)
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Born to Lose (2020)
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SERFS UP (2021)
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Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four (1971)
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A Walk Through Waseda Garden (2004)
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Punta Secca (—)
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neon galaxy (2020)
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Love Letter To Robert (2021)
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I Been Up On The Mountain (2020)
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fixin to die (2020)
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Cambridge Afternoon (2018)
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NAVE (2019)
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if you don't have a friend (2018)
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GOING GOING GONE (2020)
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Mitch Plays (—)
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Rabeahe (—)
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O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel (2021)
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MERRY-GO-AROUND (2021)
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STARBOARD (—)
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ALL ALONG THE WATER TANKS (2020)
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HOUSES (2020)
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MET (2021)
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Wood Song (2018)
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Mt Plesant Wa 420 1-1 (2020)
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Funkies (—)
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Going going gone (2018)
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Swimming in Nebraska (2010)
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JOST ON SPEAKING DIRECTLY (2015)
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Broken Down on the Highway (2021)
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Red Frame (—)
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MADISON SQ PARK (2021)
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Canyon II (2018)
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Cafe (2021)
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If You Don't Have A Friend (2020)
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Broken Down on the Highway (2018)
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TULSA (2019)
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COME AND GO: Cascais < - > Lisboa (2021)
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Number Nine (2020)
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mercado del capo (2021)
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A View of Mount Baker from Port Angeles, Washington (2004)
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waltzing (2020)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2021)
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Roma - un ritratto improvvisario (2000)
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Betty's Grand Canyon Video (2020)
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KOREA (2019)
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River Squall (2021)
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MY LIFE AS A MIDGE (2020)
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In the Rays of Light of Ria Formosa (1999)
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3 (2019)
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LB BOLOGNA FOR (2016)
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Festivale di San Gennaro (2021)
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Dharma Do as Dharma Does (2001)
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Bryant Park (2021)
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Um dia vai haver uma domingo (—)
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MONDELLO Surfer's Meditation (2021)
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July 4, 2020 (2020)
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The Symphony (2020)
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DHAKA: Mirpur & Dhammondi Road (2023)
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