Chris Smith (filmmaker)
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Chris Smith is an American film director, cameraman, producer, writer, and editor. He is best known for directing American Movie
, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival
.
Smith completed his first film, American Job
, while attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. Chris met Mark Borchardt
(the subject of American Movie) while editing American Job, and began filming a documentary about the making of Mark's psychological thriller Coven. Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and American Movie was bought by Sony Pictures for $1 million.
Chris Smith's directing credits include: Collapse
(2009), The Pool (2007), The Yes Men
(2003), Home Movie (2001), American Movie
(1999), and American Job
(1996). He is signed to Smuggler for representation.
American Movie
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith. The film chronicles the real 1996-1997 making of Coven, an independent horror film directed by an independent filmmaker named Mark Borchardt...
, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
.
Smith completed his first film, American Job
American Job
American Job is a 1996 independent film directed by Chris Smith. Shot in a satirical pseudo-documentary style, the film follows Randy, a young man living in a Midwestern US town, as he tries one mundane job after another, including monitoring a machine at a plastics factory, working as a clean-up...
, while attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. Chris met Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt
Mark Borchardt is an American independent filmmaker. He is best known as the subject of the 1999 film American Movie: The Making of Northwestern, which documented two years he spent writing, shooting and editing his horror short, Coven .-Early life:Borchardt was born and raised in Menomonee Falls,...
(the subject of American Movie) while editing American Job, and began filming a documentary about the making of Mark's psychological thriller Coven. Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and American Movie was bought by Sony Pictures for $1 million.
Chris Smith's directing credits include: Collapse
Collapse (film)
Collapse, directed by Chris Smith, is an American documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author Michael Ruppert...
(2009), The Pool (2007), The Yes Men
The Yes Men (film)
The Yes Men Fix the World is a documentary film about the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men. The film premiered in New York City and Los Angeles on October 23, 2009 and in other U.S. cities beginning on October 30...
(2003), Home Movie (2001), American Movie
American Movie
American Movie: The Making of Northwestern is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith. The film chronicles the real 1996-1997 making of Coven, an independent horror film directed by an independent filmmaker named Mark Borchardt...
(1999), and American Job
American Job
American Job is a 1996 independent film directed by Chris Smith. Shot in a satirical pseudo-documentary style, the film follows Randy, a young man living in a Midwestern US town, as he tries one mundane job after another, including monitoring a machine at a plastics factory, working as a clean-up...
(1996). He is signed to Smuggler for representation.
External links
- http://smugglersite.com/
- Chris Smith on the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Chris Smith