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Actor

Jon Jost

Directing

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11

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0.3

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Movies: 77Series: 0Crew credits: 70

TMDB ID: 1012097

IMDb ID: nm0430927

Known for: Directing

Born: May 16, 1943

Age: 82

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2024

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.27

Wikidata: Q562434

Other jobs

Director (61)Writer (4)Director of Photography (2)Cinematography (1)Editor (1)Executive Producer (1)

Biography

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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