Gus Van Sant Movies

  • 1995
    Guns on the Clackamas

    Guns on the Clackamas

    Guns on the Clackamas

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    Nigel Nado, the notable documentary filmmaker, is trying to make a movie about some people trying to make a movie. But everything is going wrong. The...

    Guns on the Clackamas
  • 1987
    Five Ways to Kill Yourself

    Five Ways to Kill Yourself

    Five Ways to Kill Yourself

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    Gus Van Sant, dissatisfied professionally, counts five ways to end his life. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

    Five Ways to Kill Yourself
  • 1997
    Ballad of the Skeletons

    Ballad of the Skeletons

    Ballad of the Skeletons

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    A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and...

    Ballad of the Skeletons
  • 1993
    Made in the USA

    Made in the USA

    Made in the USA

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    A Paul Joyce documentary on the American independent film scene.

    Made in the USA
  • 1988
    Ken Death Gets Out of Jail

    Ken Death Gets Out of Jail

    Ken Death Gets Out of Jail

    11988HD

    Youth tells about his jail experience. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

    Ken Death Gets Out of Jail
  • 2003
    About Elephant

    About Elephant

    About Elephant

    02003HD

    15-minute interview with director Gus Van Sant on Elephant (2003)

    About Elephant
  • 2003
    Saltlake Van Sant

    Saltlake Van Sant

    Saltlake Van Sant

    02003HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary of one morning on the set of "Gerry" directed by Gus Van Sant.

    Saltlake Van Sant
  • 2005
    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

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    Making-of documentary of Gus Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho'.

    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
  • 2004
    The Making of Last Days

    The Making of Last Days

    The Making of Last Days

    02004HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary of Gus Van Sant's "Last Days."

    The Making of Last Days
  • 2019
    At the Video Store

    At the Video Store

    At the Video Store

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    Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, this movie laments the death of the American Video Store while it searches for...

    At the Video Store
  • 1970
    Killing Gawker

    Killing Gawker

    Killing Gawker

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    An upcoming film based on the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker court case.

    Killing Gawker
  • 2008
    Mansion on the Hill

    Mansion on the Hill

    Mansion on the Hill

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    Part of the film "8", Gus Van Sant delivers a film on child health.

    Mansion on the Hill
  • 1999
    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

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    Portland, 1988. Filmmaker Gus Van Sant shoots Drugstore Cowboy, the project that will bring he and his collaborators a formidable burst of mainstream...

    The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
  • 1987
    My New Friend

    My New Friend

    My New Friend

    11987HD

    An older man meets and becomes fascinated by a younger man in this somewhat autobiographical work.

    My New Friend
  • 2024
    who is Gus Van Sant?

    who is Gus Van Sant?

    who is Gus Van Sant?

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    An essay based on photographs and videos taken during the Gus Van Sant retrospective held at La Casa Encendida during 2018. Perhaps a glorified...

    who is Gus Van Sant?
  • 2008
    Making Paranoid Park

    Making Paranoid Park

    Making Paranoid Park

    02008HD

    Behind the scenes documentary of Gus Van Sant's "Paranoid Park." Felix Andrew: director, cinematographer, editor. Dane La Chiusa: titles and...

    Making Paranoid Park
  • 1970
    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

    01970HD

    Directors W. Alexander Jones and Carolann Stoney turn their cameras on Liv Osthus, one of the best-known artists working in Portland’s adult...

    Thank You for Supporting the Arts
  • 1985
    Switzerland

    Switzerland

    Switzerland

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    Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

    Switzerland
  • 2000
    De Witt Clinton Choir

    De Witt Clinton Choir

    De Witt Clinton Choir

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    A record of a teenage choir singing a song.

    De Witt Clinton Choir
  • 2021
    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

    02021HD

    LA can be a hard place to live, and Joe is about to give up and move back to Montana, the place he escaped from years before. But when he returns,...

    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana