Leading independent who began making films in the early 1960s. Jost served a two-year jail term (beginning in 1965) for refusing to do military service and, following his release in 1967, has made numerous shorts and over ten features. His feature budgets range from less than $3,000 to--for "All the Vermeers in New York" (1990)--just under $0.25 million.
Jost's work examines issues such as the… See Full Jon Jost Biography