Writing
Jonathan Raymond
Jonathan Raymond (born 1971) is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels "The Half-Life" (2004) and "Rain Dragon" (2012), and for writing the short stories or novels for the films "Old Joy" (2006), "Wendy and Lucy" (2008), and "First Cow" (2019), all directed by Kelly Reichardt, with whom he co-wrote the screenplays.
Known For
Showing Up · 2023Showing Up
★ 5.92023
MovieComedyDrama
In the days leading up to a possibly career-changing exhibition, a sculptor navigates her relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.
First Cow · 2020First Cow
★ 7.02020
MovieDramaWestern
In the 1820s, a taciturn loner and skilled cook travels west to Oregon Territory, where he meets a Chinese immigrant also seeking his fortune. Soon the two team up on a dangerous scheme to steal milk from the wealthy landowner’s prized Jersey cow—the first, and only, in the territory.
Meek's Cutoff · 2011Meek's Cutoff
★ 6.52011
MovieWesternHistory
A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.
Night Moves · 2014Night Moves
★ 5.92014
MovieThrillerDrama
The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.
Wendy and Lucy · 2008Wendy and Lucy
★ 6.82008
MovieDrama
A near-penniless drifter's journey to Alaska in search of work is interrupted when she loses her dog while attempting to shoplift food for it.
Old Joy · 2006Old Joy
★ 6.42006
MovieDrama
Soon to be a father, Mark feels the pressure of domestic responsibility closing in, so he is more than happy to accept when his old friend Kurt proposes a camping trip in the Oregon wilderness. During their time together, the men come to grips with the changes in their lives and the effect on their relationship.
Cal State Long Beach, CA, January 2020 · 2021Cal State Long Beach, CA, January 2020
★ 5.02021
MovieDocumentary
A wordless portrait of sculptor Jessica Jackson Hutchins shows us the artist in the process of transforming clay into uncanny forms.
Driving to Zigzigland · 2006Driving to Zigzigland
★ 8.02006
MovieComedy
A chronicle of a day in the life of a Palestinian cab driver in Los Angeles, DRIVING TO ZIGZIGLAND, portrays the social struggle of the Arab immigrant in post-9/11 America. A film audition typecasts Bashar to play an Al Qaeda terrorist role. The utilities are due and Bashar has twenty-four hours to make the money. For the remaining hours left until tomorrow, an unceasing flow of passengers ride in Bashar's taxi and give the Arab cabbie the run around on issues that deal with suicide bombers, George Bush, Cat Stevens, the war in Iraq, music, and world geography. Bashar's quest to make the money is won until he realizes he has to choose between the Department of Homeland Security and his family.
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