Jon Jost Movies

  • 1977
    Last Chants for a Slow Dance

    Last Chants for a Slow Dance

    Last Chants for a Slow Dance

    6.51977HD

    A man who is dissatisfied with his family life leaves home for weeks at a time, drifting from town to town.

    Last Chants for a Slow Dance
  • 1968
    13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life

    13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life

    13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life

    61968HD

    A portrait of alienation is sketched out, focusing on a young art student who passively, but consciously, rejects responsibility for the political...

    13 Fragments & 3 Narratives from Life
  • 2013
    Coming to Terms

    Coming to Terms

    Coming to Terms

    7.22013HD

    One day, father makes a shocking decision in a family gathering. The family disagrees with it and against him in the very beginning. However, they...

    Coming to Terms
  • 2021
    O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel

    O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel

    O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel

    02021HD

    A short film by Jon Jost

    O Canto do Sao Pedro de Moel
  • 2020
    Betty's Grand Canyon Video

    Betty's Grand Canyon Video

    Betty's Grand Canyon Video

    02020HD

    A mule ride.

    Betty's Grand Canyon Video
  • 2000
    Another Country

    Another Country

    Another Country

    7.72000HD

    The Portuguese Revolution (1974-75) seen through the eyes of some of the most important photographers and filmmakers that witnessed the event. Their...

    Another Country
  • 2004
    Chhattisgarh Sketches

    Chhattisgarh Sketches

    Chhattisgarh Sketches

    02004HD

    A digital diary reflecting Jon Jost's experiences in India in 2003, when he was teaching filmmaking with digital cameras there. The material in this...

    Chhattisgarh Sketches
  • 1971
    Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four

    Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four

    Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four

    6.51971HD

    "PRIMARIES is a simple film which merely establishes a definition of 'politics'. Its narrative moves in paragraph blocks, with each sentence...

    Primaries/ A Turning Point in Lunatic China/ 1,2,3, Four
  • 2015
    JOST ON SPEAKING DIRECTLY

    JOST ON SPEAKING DIRECTLY

    JOST ON SPEAKING DIRECTLY

    02015HD

    A short film by Jon Jost

    JOST ON SPEAKING DIRECTLY
  • 1980
    Godard 1980

    Godard 1980

    Godard 1980

    5.71980HD

    The famous French film director Jean-Luc Godard is interviewed by British film theorist Peter Wollen and the editor of Framework Don Ranveaud. He...

    Godard 1980
  • 1983
    Slow Moves

    Slow Moves

    Slow Moves

    7.51983HD

    A bluesy lyrical romance of two ugly-ducklings who meet on the Golden Gate Bridge and after a brief and awkward courtship, live together with the...

    Slow Moves
  • 2017
    Plain Talk pt 1

    Plain Talk pt 1

    Plain Talk pt 1

    02017HD

    A short film by Jon Jost

    Plain Talk pt 1
  • 2018
    Canyon II

    Canyon II

    Canyon II

    02018HD

    From Jon Jost's Site: "Canyon is in effect a re-make of a film I shot in 1970 in 16mm, which ran 5 minutes. It was a look down into the Canyon for a...

    Canyon II
  • 2004
    A Walk Through Waseda Garden

    A Walk Through Waseda Garden

    A Walk Through Waseda Garden

    32004HD

    In the fall of 2003, Jon Jost walks with his camera through the garden of Waseda University in Tokyo. He films the bamboo forest, tree tops, grasses,...

    A Walk Through Waseda Garden
  • 2023
    5 MINS IN CANNING

    5 MINS IN CANNING

    5 MINS IN CANNING

    02023HD

    FIVE MINUTES IN CANNING, BENGAL

    5 MINS IN CANNING
  • 1990
    Sure Fire

    Sure Fire

    Sure Fire

    6.31990HD

    Set in the quasi-Biblical splendor of the Mormon Dixie of central Utah, Sure Fire follows the trajectory of an American archetype, the small town...

    Sure Fire
  • 2017
    AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD [NEBRASKA]

    AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD [NEBRASKA]

    AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD [NEBRASKA]

    02017HD

    A short film by Jon Jost

    AT PLAY IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD [NEBRASKA]
  • 1989
    Rembrandt Laughing

    Rembrandt Laughing

    Rembrandt Laughing

    51989HD

    This film is a portrait of the passage of one year in the lives of some San Francisco friends, circa 1988 (before the dot.coming of the city), a slow...

    Rembrandt Laughing
  • 1970
    Canyon

    Canyon

    Canyon

    5.61970HD

    “A silent perusal of the Grand Canyon, morning to night, from a single, fixed camera position, by means of constant dissolves spaced a few...

    Canyon
  • 2022
    SONG

    SONG

    SONG

    02022HD

    A short film by Jon Jost

    SONG