Gus Van Sant Movies

  • 2011
    The Advocate for Fagdom

    The Advocate for Fagdom

    The Advocate for Fagdom

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    The Advocate for Fagdom unites the puzzle pieces one by one. Testimonies are combined with rare archive images. Art galeries present movie extracts...

    The Advocate for Fagdom
  • 2013
    Strutter

    Strutter

    Strutter

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    A young musician recovers from the loss of his girlfriend with the help of his female filmmaker friend, and even forms a friendship with the rival...

    Strutter
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 1979
    Psycho Shampoo

    Psycho Shampoo

    Psycho Shampoo

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    A short parody of the iconic shower murder scene from Hitchcock's "Psycho" framed as a shampoo commercial. This short was produced for the LA-based...

    Psycho Shampoo
  • 2021
    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

    Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana

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    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
  • 1970
    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

    Thank You for Supporting the Arts

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    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2004
    The Making of Last Days

    The Making of Last Days

    The Making of Last Days

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

    The Making of Last Days
  • 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
  • 2003
    About Elephant

    About Elephant

    About Elephant

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

    About Elephant
  • 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
  • 2004
    On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time

    On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time

    On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time

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    An artistic and unconventional documentary about the making of Gus Van Sant's 'Elephant'. Brief interviews are put together with behind-the-scenes...

    On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
  • 1991
    Flea Sings

    Flea Sings

    Flea Sings

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

    Flea Sings
  • 1985
    Switzerland

    Switzerland

    Switzerland

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

    Switzerland
  • 1970
    My Friend

    My Friend

    My Friend

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    "This diary of a male friendship is both perplexing and hilarious. Using the cliches of the diary film, it tells a story of friendship, love, and...

    My Friend
  • 1996
    Four Boys in a Volvo

    Four Boys in a Volvo

    Four Boys in a Volvo

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    The short film was made from material shot for a Levi’s commercial on which Gus Van Sant was given complete freedom. Van Sant delivered the ad,...

    Four Boys in a Volvo
  • 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