Jonathan Caouette

Jonathan Caouette (born 1973) is an American film director, writer, editor and actor. Caouette is the director and editor of Tarnation (2003), an autobiographical documentary, and director of All Tomorrow's Parties about a cult music festival.

Tarnation (2003)

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Renee Leblanc  •  Adolph Davis  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Rosemary Davis

Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more -- culled from 19 years of his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Renee Leblanc  •  Adolph Davis  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Rosemary Davis

Walk Away Renee (2011)

A documentary on Jonathan Caouette's cross-country road trip with his mentally ill mother.  (more)

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A documentary on Jonathan Caouette's cross-country road trip with his mentally ill mother.  (more)

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42 One Dream Rush (2010)

An omnibus of 42 short films by auteur directors based on Dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Rinko Kikuchi  •  David Lynch  •  James Franco  •  Harmony Korine  •  Abel Ferrara  •  Kenneth Anger  •  Asia Argento  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Leos Carax  •  Gaspar Noé  •  Jonas Mekas  •  Zhang Yuan  •  Taika Waititi  •  Chan Marshall  •  Charles Burnett  •  Mike Figgis  •  Niki Caro  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Lou Ye  •  Yung Chang  •  Grant Morrison  •  Florian Habicht  •  Floria Sigismondi  •  Brian Butler  •  Sergei Bodrov  •  Larry Clark  •  Joe Coleman  •  Chris Graham  •  Michele Civetta  •  Zachary Croitoroo  •  Terence Koh  •  Marcus Griffin  •  Ryan McGinley  •  Rajan Mehta  •  Chris Milk  •  Charlotte Kemp Muhl  •  Dee Poon  •  Matt Pyke  •  Lola Schnabel  •  Mote Sinabel  •  Arden Wohl
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Paz de la Huerta  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  Rinko Kikuchi

An omnibus of 42 short films by auteur directors based on Dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Rinko Kikuchi  •  David Lynch  •  James Franco  •  Harmony Korine  •  Abel Ferrara  •  Kenneth Anger  •  Asia Argento  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Leos Carax  •  Gaspar Noé  •  Jonas Mekas  •  Zhang Yuan  •  Taika Waititi  •  Chan Marshall  •  Charles Burnett  •  Mike Figgis  •  Niki Caro  •  Carlos Reygadas  •  Lou Ye  •  Yung Chang  •  Grant Morrison  •  Florian Habicht  •  Floria Sigismondi  •  Brian Butler  •  Sergei Bodrov  •  Larry Clark  •  Joe Coleman  •  Chris Graham  •  Michele Civetta  •  Zachary Croitoroo  •  Terence Koh  •  Marcus Griffin  •  Ryan McGinley  •  Rajan Mehta  •  Chris Milk  •  Charlotte Kemp Muhl  •  Dee Poon  •  Matt Pyke  •  Lola Schnabel  •  Mote Sinabel  •  Arden Wohl
CAST:  Tadanobu Asano  •  Paz de la Huerta  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  Rinko Kikuchi

Kiss of the Damned (2012)

Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her seductive and highly volatile sister Mimi unexpectedly comes to visit, she threatens Djuna's new relationship, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xan Cassavetes
CAST:  Joséphine de la Baume  •  Roxane Mesquida  •  Milo Ventimiglia  •  Riley Keough

Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her seductive and highly volatile sister Mimi unexpectedly comes to visit, she threatens Djuna's new relationship, and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xan Cassavetes
CAST:  Joséphine de la Baume  •  Roxane Mesquida  •  Milo Ventimiglia  •  Riley Keough

All Flowers in Time (2010)

"I am not from this place," declares a French cowboy. An old toothless man asks, "Do you know why you're here?" These shape-shifting personalities infect young children with an evil signal in the form of a Dutch TV show. The red-eyed girls and boys believe they can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Chloë Sevigny  •  Chandler Frantz  •  Carolyn Bosco  •  Joshua Caouette

"I am not from this place," declares a French cowboy. An old toothless man asks, "Do you know why you're here?" These shape-shifting personalities infect young children with an evil signal in the form of a Dutch TV show. The red-eyed girls and boys believe they can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Chloë Sevigny  •  Chandler Frantz  •  Carolyn Bosco  •  Joshua Caouette

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesli Klainberg  •  Lisa Ades
CAST:  Randy Barbato  •  Dan Bucatinsky  •  Alan Cumming  •  Donna Deitch

A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesli Klainberg  •  Lisa Ades
CAST:  Randy Barbato  •  Dan Bucatinsky  •  Alan Cumming  •  Donna Deitch

All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)

All Tomorrow's Parties is a 2009 documentary film directed by All Tomorrow's People and Jonathan Caouette covering the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival. Described as a "post-punk DIY bricolage", the film was created using footage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Jarvis Cocker  •  David Cross  •  Jerry Garcia  •  Daniel Johnston

All Tomorrow's Parties is a 2009 documentary film directed by All Tomorrow's People and Jonathan Caouette covering the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival. Described as a "post-punk DIY bricolage", the film was created using footage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
CAST:  Jarvis Cocker  •  David Cross  •  Jerry Garcia  •  Daniel Johnston

Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus' (2007)

A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sean Kaminsky
CAST:  Raphael Barker  •  Lindsay Beamish  •  Justin Vivian Bond  •  Jay Brannan

A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from the feature film. Director John Cameron Mitchell starts with the concept of using real sex in a film with a positive message. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  M. Sean Kaminsky
CAST:  Raphael Barker  •  Lindsay Beamish  •  Justin Vivian Bond  •  Jay Brannan

Shortbus (2006)

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A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic/sexual milieu converge at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality, and loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cameron Mitchell
CAST:  Sook-Yin Lee  •  Paul Dawson  •  PJ DeBoy  •  Jay Brannan

A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic/sexual milieu converge at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality, and loosely inspired by various underground NYC gatherings that took place in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cameron Mitchell
CAST:  Sook-Yin Lee  •  Paul Dawson  •  PJ DeBoy  •  Jay Brannan

Agony (2017)

A discontented New York family woman is unexpectedly called to Tuscany to execute her estranged mother's will. There, she must decipher visions of her forgotten childhood and confront a spectral "Lady in Red," whose dark secret unlocks a terrifying destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Civetta
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Franco Nero  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Giulia Di Quilio

A discontented New York family woman is unexpectedly called to Tuscany to execute her estranged mother's will. There, she must decipher visions of her forgotten childhood and confront a spectral "Lady in Red," whose dark secret unlocks a terrifying destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michele Civetta
CAST:  Asia Argento  •  Franco Nero  •  Rade Šerbedžija  •  Giulia Di Quilio

How I Learned to Love the Numbers (2014)

How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Sechting  •  Max Taubert
CAST:  Oliver Sechting  •  Rosa von Praunheim  •  Tom Tykwer  •  Ira Sachs

How I Learned to Love the Numbers is a New York film and at the same time the study of a young man suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The Berlin filmmaker Oliver Sechting (37) and his co-director Max Taubert (23) travel to New York with the idea ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oliver Sechting  •  Max Taubert
CAST:  Oliver Sechting  •  Rosa von Praunheim  •  Tom Tykwer  •  Ira Sachs

Fat Girls (2006)

Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway. Awkward and shy, he doesn't have many people to talk to in his small Texas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ash Christian
CAST:  Ash Christian  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Evan Miller  •  Ashley Fink

Fat Girls is an original off-beat comedy feature. It focuses on Rodney Miller, not your typical Texas high school student...he is a theater lover and his ultimate dream is to be on Broadway. Awkward and shy, he doesn't have many people to talk to in his small Texas ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ash Christian
CAST:  Ash Christian  •  Jonathan Caouette  •  Evan Miller  •  Ashley Fink

The Blazing

A mysterious frequency seeps its way into the airwaves. Felt around the globe, its terrifying effects transform the fabric of reality.  (more)

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A mysterious frequency seeps its way into the airwaves. Felt around the globe, its terrifying effects transform the fabric of reality.  (more)

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Glacier (2015)

Directed by Jonathan Caouette (“Tarnation”), the video uses images and clips to attempt to sum up a century of queer experience in 8 minutes.  (more)

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Directed by Jonathan Caouette (“Tarnation”), the video uses images and clips to attempt to sum up a century of queer experience in 8 minutes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Caouette
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