John Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

0.3199

Gender

Male

Birthday

01-Jan-1952

Age

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As
  • Джон Смит
  • John Smith (III)

John Smith

Biography

John Smith was born in Walthamstow, London in 1952 and studied film at the Royal College of Art, during which time he became a member of the London Filmmakers Co-op. Since 1972 Smith has made over fifty film, video and installation works that have been shown in independent cinemas, art galleries and on television around the world and awarded major prizes at many international film festivals. He received a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists in 2011, and in 2013 he was the winner of Film London’s Jarman Award.


Credits

Home Suite Home Suite (1994) Character: Himself
Home Suite, Smith’s first video work, is a close-up journey through a domestic landscape and a journey through memory, containing only three cuts over the course of its ninety-six minutes duration. Playing upon ambiguity and the unseen, the tape uses physical details of the space to trigger fragmented verbal descriptions of associated memories.
Unusual Red Cardigan Unusual Red Cardigan (2011) Character: Self
The discovery of a VHS tape of the artist's films on eBay triggers obsessive speculation about the seller's identity.
Regression Regression (1999) Character: N/A
A portrait of the artist as a not so young man. The film-maker attempts to enter the digital age by making a new video version of his 1978 film 7P.
In Far Away Land In Far Away Land (2019) Character: N/A
Back stroke butterfly, front crawl and bras, we are awash in an ocean of bubbles. Meanwhile Captain Ahab sets sail on his magic carpet in search of the whale. All is not well in the world but Eden is there, fresh from her garden, tuning into “The Far Away Land”. We are deep in the cloud of our own making but help is at hand, and everything might yet be alright.
The Black Tower The Black Tower (1987) Character: (voice)
A man finds himself haunted by a mysterious black tower in London that appears to follow him wherever he goes.
Man Number 4 Man Number 4 (2024) Character: Voiceover
Gaza, December 2023. A confrontation with a disturbing photograph on social media triggers questions about what it means to be an onlooker.



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