Gus Van Sant
Directing
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.
The Trainer
Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (interview)
Andy by Gus
At the Video Store
Self
Zeroville
Film Archive Curator
Illegal Civilization 3
Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Willamette Week Editor
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
Ain't It Funny
Dad
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
About Cinema
Self
The Canyons
Dr. Campbell
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
A Special Day
Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
Self
Two Films, One Legacy
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
Making Paranoid Park
Critic
Self
In the Mood for Doyle
Self
Paranoid Park
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Last Days
Phone Voice (voice)
The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
Self
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
Himself
The Making of Last Days
Himself
Saltlake Van Sant
Self
About Elephant
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Gus Van Sant
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Finding Forrester
Library Assistant (uncredited)
Psycho Path
Self - Director
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Psycho
Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Strange Parallel
Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
Guns on the Clackamas
Made in the USA
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
My Own Private Idaho
Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Drugstore Cowboy
Himself (uncredited)
Junior
Himself
Mala Noche
Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Five Ways to Kill Yourself