Kent Jones

DirectorActorWriterCrew Oct 1 (age 66) Missouri, USA 1999–2026 (27 year career)

6.3 avg rating

Biography

Kent Jones (born 1960) is an American programmer, film critic and filmmaker. He is most known for his work as Artistic director of the New York Film Festival (NYFF) between 2013-2019.

Known For

Film

Clouds of Sils Maria

Thanks

Film

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Director

Film

My Voyage to Italy

Screenplay

Film

Jimmy P.

Co-Writer

Film

Diane

Director

Film

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Self

Film

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

Director

Film

A Letter to Elia

Director

Filmography

Acting (9)

Movies (9)

Filmlovers!

2025

as The American Friend

5.6

Adios

2025

The Souvenir: Reality / Fiction / Confusion / Inspiration

2022

as off screen interviewer

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

as Self

6.8

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

2016

as Self

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

2016

as Self

Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A

2016

as Himself

Mr. X

2014

as Self

6.1

Revolutions Per Second

2012

as Narrator

Crew (18)

Movies (17)

Late Fame

Director

Diane

Director

Diane

Writer

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Director

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Writer

Clouds of Sils Maria

Thanks

Jimmy P.

Co-Writer

Revolutions Per Second

2012

Writer

A Letter to Elia

2010

Director

6.5

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

2007

Director

6.9

Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows

2007

Writer

6.9

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty

2004

Director

6.0

Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty

2004

Screenplay

6.0

The Concert for New York City

Writer

The Neighborhood

Writer

My Voyage to Italy

Screenplay

A Life of Jesus

Writer

Television (1)

Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints

2024

Writer

5.0