Movies: Gus Van Sant

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

Portland, 1988. Filmmaker Gus Van Sant shoots Drugstore Cowboy, the project that will bring he and his collaborators a formidable burst of mainstream attention. Starring Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, and Heather Graham, the film follows a roving quartet ...

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 subject of his documentary, the western 'Guns on the Clackamas' is plagued with problems. The lead a...

"The Discipline of D.E." is a short 16mm film directed by Gus Van Sant. It’s based on a story in “Exterminator!” by William Burroughs that at times reads like Buddhist noir: "DE is a way of doing. DE simply means doing whatever you do in the easiest...

Facing eviction, the residents of a bohemian quarter of Portland, Oregon organize to collectively purchase a block of houses, only to get a crash course in bureaucracy....

An indictment ballad of all the different political groups in America....

Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017....

Strange Parallel is a documentary/short film revolving around the American singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. The film features interviews with Elliott himself as well as fans, friends and other acquaintances of his (including Gus Van Sant, Larry Crane...

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

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem....

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

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

An artistic and unconventional documentary about the making of Gus Van Sant's 'Elephant'. Brief interviews are put together with behind-the-scenes clips with the director, cast and crew showing the creative process behind some of the movie's elaborat...

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

A record of a teenage choir singing a song....

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

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

Christopher Doyle is one of the best known and most acclaimed directors of photography in world cinema. Born in Australia, he sees himself as an Asian citizen rather than a Westerner. His artistic contribution to the films of Wong Kar-wai, Zhang Jimo...

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

Directors W. Alexander Jones and Carolann Stoney turn their cameras on Liv Osthus, one of the best-known artists working in Portland’s adult entertainment industry. She also happens to be a published author, musician, breast cancer survivor, mother, ...