Gus Van Sant

Directing·Jul 24, 1952·Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.

Film	Credit
Dead Man's Wire2026 · Director	Director
The Trainer2024 · Gus Van Sant	Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open2023 · Self (interview)	Self (interview)
Andy by Gus2023 · Actor	Actor
Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana2021 · Producer	Producer
Ouverture of Something That Never Ended2020 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
At the Video Store2019 · Self	Self
Zeroville2019 · Film Archive Curator	Film Archive Curator
Illegal Civilization 32018 · Self	Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot2018 · Willamette Week Editor, Director, Screenplay	Willamette Week Editor, Director, Screenplay
Thank You for Supporting the Arts2018 · Actor	Actor
Ain't It Funny2017 · Dad	Dad
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible2016 · Self	Self
The Sea of Trees2016 · Director	Director
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman2015 · Self	Self
About Cinema2015 · Self	Self
The Canyons2013 · Dr. Campbell	Dr. Campbell
Promised Land2012 · Director	Director
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later2012 · Self	Self
A Special Day2012 · Self	Self
My Own Private River2012 · Director	Director
The Advocate for Fagdom2011 · Self	Self
Restless2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Two Films, One Legacy2011 · Actor	Actor
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010 · Self	Self
Milk2008 · Director	Director
82008 · Director	Director
MMansion on the Hill2008 · Director	Director
Making Paranoid Park2008 · Actor	Actor
Critic2008 · Self	Self
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director	Director
In the Mood for Doyle2007 · Self	Self
Paranoid Park2007 · Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited), Screenplay, Director	Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
Here’s Looking at You, Boy2007 · Self	Self
Paris Je T'aime2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Le Marais2006 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Cinema16: American Short Films2006 · Director	Director
Best of Chris Isaak2006 · Director	Director
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema2006 · Self	Self
Last Days2005 · Phone Voice (voice), Director, Screenplay	Phone Voice (voice), Director, Screenplay
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time2004 · Himself	Himself
The Making of Last Days2004 · Himself	Himself
Saltlake Van Sant2003 · Self	Self
Elephant2003 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
About Elephant2003 · Self	Self
Gerry2002 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
David Bowie: Best of Bowie2002 · Director	Director
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001 · Gus Van Sant	Gus Van Sant