Conversation so far:
what happened to Gus van sant in 1982?
1982–1989: Early career
what did Gus Van sant do with Ken Shapiro?
Gus Van Sant secured a job as a production assistant to filmmaker Ken Shapiro, with whom he developed a few ideas, none of which came to fruition.

Question: did he stay with ken?
Self-contained rewrite: did Gus Van Sant stay working with Ken Shapiro?