Gus Van Sant

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film director film producer human musician painter photographer screenwriter

Gus Van Sant is an American filmmaker known for his distinctive independent cinema style and acclaimed films such as "Good Will Hunting," "Milk," and "My Own Private Idaho."

Aliases (2)

Gus Green Van Sant Jr. ×1
Van Sant ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film director → film producer → human → musician → painter → photographer → screenwriter →
activeIn	film industry →
activeSince	1980s →
birthName	Gus Green Van Sant Jr. →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1952-07-24 →
directed	Drugstore Cowboy → Elephant → Finding Forrester → Gerry → Good Will Hunting → Last Days → Milk → My Own Private Idaho → Paranoid Park → Psycho (1998 film) → To Die For →
educatedAt	Rhode Island School of Design →
familyName	Van Sant →
genre	LGBT-related film → drama film → independent film →
givenName	Gus →
hasWebsite	http://www.gusvansant.com/ →
knownFor	distinctive independent cinema style →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	New Queer Cinema →
name	Gus Van Sant →
nationality	American →
notableAward	Academy Award for Best Director nomination → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination → Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award → Palme d'Or →
notableWork	Drugstore Cowboy → Elephant → Finding Forrester → Gerry → Good Will Hunting → Last Days → Milk → My Own Private Idaho → Paranoid Park → Psycho (1998 film) → To Die For →
occupation	film director → film producer → musician → painter → photographer → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	Louisville, Kentucky, United States →
sexualOrientation	gay →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Danny Elfman → Miramax Films →	notableCollaboration
Gus Van Sant ("Gus Green Van Sant Jr.") →	birthName
Good Will Hunting →	director
Milk (2008 film) score →	directorOfFilm
Gus Van Sant ("Van Sant") →	familyName
Danny Elfman →	hasCollaboratedWith
Gus Van Sant →	name
Daniel Robert Elfman →	workedWith