Harris Smith (filmmaker)
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Harris Smith is a filmmaker, media critic and essayist from New York City
. He is one of the founding members of the Remodernist film
movement and was a participating member of the first comprehensive Remodernist exhibition in the United States
, Addressing the Shadow and Making Friends with Wild Dogs: Remodernism
.
, and moved to New York City in 1995. In 2004, he co-founded the "Remodernist" film movement with Jesse Richards
, with the aim of promoting a "new spirituality in cinema". Also in 2004, Smith contributed to the book Captured: A Film and Video History of the Lower East Side, edited by Clayton Patterson and published by Seven Stories Press
. The book documented the No Wave Cinema
movement of the 1970s
.
Since 2004, Smith has been the host of the radio program "Modern Products" on East Village Radio
. His directing credits include the punk film
s Youngblood (1995), featuring music and poetry by Billy Childish
; Modern Young Man (1999), which starred Tom Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers
and William "Bill" Rice
; You Can't See Me When I Hide (2003); and I Can't Look at You (2004).
In February 2010, the Australian film magazine Filmink announced Smith's participation in a compilation feature film by the Remodernist film
movement. The film is scheduled to premiere in New York in December 2010.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He is one of the founding members of the Remodernist film
Remodernist Film
Remodernist film developed in the United States and the United Kingdom in the early 21st century with ideas related to those of the international art movement Stuckism and its manifesto, Remodernism...
movement and was a participating member of the first comprehensive Remodernist exhibition in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Addressing the Shadow and Making Friends with Wild Dogs: Remodernism
Addressing the Shadow and Making Friends with Wild Dogs: Remodernism
Addressing the Shadow and Making Friends with Wild Dogs: Remodernism, held in 2005 in New York, United States, was the first American exhibition that included work from all of the Remodernist groups, and was one of the last art shows at CB's 313, the gallery connected to CBGB...
.
Life and work
Smith was born on May 8, 1977 in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and moved to New York City in 1995. In 2004, he co-founded the "Remodernist" film movement with Jesse Richards
Jesse Richards
Jesse Richards is a painter, filmmaker and photographer from New Haven, Connecticut and was affiliated with the international movement Stuckism.-Early life:...
, with the aim of promoting a "new spirituality in cinema". Also in 2004, Smith contributed to the book Captured: A Film and Video History of the Lower East Side, edited by Clayton Patterson and published by Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press
Seven Stories Press is an independent publishing company. Located in New York City, the company was founded by editor Dan Simon in 1995 after he parted company with Four Walls Eight Windows. The company was named for its seven founding authors: Annie Ernaux, Gary Null, the estate of Nelson Algren,...
. The book documented the No Wave Cinema
No Wave Cinema
No Wave Cinema was a Colab sponsored boom in underground filmmaking on the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City. Its name, much like its cousin No Wave music, was a stripped down style of guerrilla/punk filmmaking that emphasized mood and texture above everything else.This brief movement,...
movement of the 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
.
Since 2004, Smith has been the host of the radio program "Modern Products" on East Village Radio
East Village Radio
East Village Radio is an Internet radio station which broadcasts from a storefront studio in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York City. EVR serves both as a voice for the local downtown cultural scene and as a forum for the community at large...
. His directing credits include the punk film
Punk film
Punk film is a type of film associated with the punk subculture. Many punk films have been made, and punk rock music videos and punk skate videos are common. The use of stock footage typifies punk film. Several famous groups have participated in movies, such as the Ramones in Rock 'n' Roll High...
s Youngblood (1995), featuring music and poetry by Billy Childish
Billy Childish
Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
; Modern Young Man (1999), which starred Tom Jarmusch, Kid Congo Powers
Kid Congo Powers
Kid Congo Powers is the stage name of Brian Tristan , an American rock guitarist and singer, best known as a member of The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.-Biography:...
and William "Bill" Rice
William "Bill" Rice
William "Bill" Rice was a prominent and regular fixture of the avant-garde art scene in the East Village in New York City for many years.-Filmography:*The Vineyard directed by James Hong...
; You Can't See Me When I Hide (2003); and I Can't Look at You (2004).
In February 2010, the Australian film magazine Filmink announced Smith's participation in a compilation feature film by the Remodernist film
Remodernist Film
Remodernist film developed in the United States and the United Kingdom in the early 21st century with ideas related to those of the international art movement Stuckism and its manifesto, Remodernism...
movement. The film is scheduled to premiere in New York in December 2010.