Biography


A FILMOGRAPHY

The films listed below were all written, directed, photographed, and edited by Jon Jost. In addition Jost was responsible for all graphics, animation, and effects. The films were all produced and/or co-produced by Jost except for UNO A TE, UNO A ME, E UNO A RAFFAELE.

The most recent ones were co-edited with Marcella Di Palo Jost.

 

FEATURE LENGTH FILMS

2008
PARABLE, 86 mins, digital video for projection, color/snd, Lincoln, Nebraska.

2007
OVER HERE, 76 mins, digital video for projection, color/snd, Portland, Oregon.

2006
LA LUNGA OMBRA, 77 mins, Italy, premiered at Rotterdam Festival, invited to competition in Jeonju, Korea, and to Warsaw Festival
PASSAGES, 62 mins, premiered at Rotterdam Festival, invited Jeonju.

2004
HOMECOMING, 104 mins, digital video for projection, color/snd, Newport Oregon

CHHATTISGARH SKETCHES, 78 mins, digital video for projection, color/snd, Chhattisgarh, India
VERGESSENSFUGE, 65 mins, digital video for projection, color/snd, Karlsruhe, Germany

2002
OUI NON, 116 mins, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. Paris, France; Rome, Italy.

2001
ROMA - un ritratto improvvisato. 58 mins, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. Rome, Italy.

2000
MURI ROMANI, 80 mins, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. Rome, Italy.
6 EASY PIECES, 68 mins, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. Rome, Italy.

1999
NAS CORRENTES DE LUZ DA RIA FORMOSA, 112 mins, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. Cabanas, Portugal; Rome, Italy.

1997
LONDON BRIEF, 92 minutes, digital video-for-projection, color/sound. London, UK.

1994
UNO A TE, UNO A ME, E UNO A RAFFAELE, 85 minutes, 35mm color/sound; Rome, Italy.

1993
FRAME-UP, (1992-3), 90 minutes, 35mm color/sound; Oregon.

1992
THE BED YOU SLEEP IN, 110 minutes, 35mm color/sound; Oregon.

1991
ALL THE VERMEERS IN NEW YORK, (1989-90), 87 minutes, 35mm color/sound; New York City.
SURE FIRE, (1988-90), 88 minutes, 35mm c/s; Circleville, Utah

1988
REMBRANDT LAUGHING, 100 minutes, 16mm c/s; San Francisco.
PLAIN TALK AND COMMON SENSE (uncommon senses) (1986-8), 117 minutes, 16mm c/bw/s; throughout USA.

1987
BELL DIAMOND, 1985, 96 minutes, 16mm c/s; Butte, Montana.

1983
SLOW MOVES, 1983, 93 minutes, 16mm c/s; San Francisco.

1980
STAGEFRIGHT, 75 minutes, 16mm c/s; West Berlin.

1978
CHAMELEON, 90 minutes 16 to 35mm c/s; Los Angeles.

1977
LAST CHANTS FOR A SLOW DANCE (dead end), 90 minutes, 16mm c/s. Missoula, Montana.

1976
ANGEL CITY, 76 minutes, 16mm c/s; Los Angeles.

1973
SPEAKING DIRECTLY (some American notes), 110 minutes, 16mm c/s; Cottage Grove, Oregon; Kalispell, Montana.

 

INSTALLATIONS

AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF LORD, one screen installation, presented at the Modern Arts Midwest gallery, March 2007, Lincoln Nebraska.

TRINITY, seven screen video installation, presented at ZKM, autumn 2002; Calcutta American Center, 2003. Made under sponsorship of ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany.

 

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