Jon Jost Movies

A young draft resister finds peace and love in the country, but his solution to the problems of the city may very well be a naive dream.

After being thrown out of his house, a cowboy hits the road in a senseless wave of robbery, murder and rape. On a bucolic farm a seemingly retarded...

Impressions from the American Independence Day celebrations in Butte, Montana: evening mood, American flag on the veranda, barbecue, firecrackers,...

short film by Jon Jost

ROMA is a hastily drawn together documentary/essay on Rome, drawn from a large amount of material collected over two or three years, and put together...

A lyrical oblique film.

A wedding in Rome. Jost watches a bride and groom on the street, their swinging white dress, his festive suit, walking together on cobblestones....

Caveh gets stoned. Jon Jost doesn't.

Travel video by Jon Jost

film by Jon Jost

short Jon Jost film shot on digital video in 2001

An essay film/documentary perusing matters of art, society, history, and a grab-bag of the author's interests, which also serves as a primer to the...