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.
Directed
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The Girl Chewing Gum (1976) — Director
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The Black Tower (1987) — Director
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Blight (1996) — Director
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Associations (1975) — Director
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Gargantuan (1992) — Director
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Citadel (2021) — Director
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Om (1986) — Director
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Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) — Director
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Being John Smith (2024) — Director
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Dad's Stick (2012) — Director
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Leading Light (1975) — Director
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Shepherd’s Delight (1984) — Director
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Slow Glass (1991) — Director
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Home Suite (1994) — Director
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Worst Case Scenario (2003) — Director
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Regression (1999) — Director
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Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977 (1977) — Director
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A State of Grace (2019) — Director
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Covid Messages (2021) — Director
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Fan (1978) — Director
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Jour de Fête (2017) — Director
- Faces (1975) — Director
- Record (2021) — Director
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Dungeness (1987) — Director
- Gardner (1977) — Director
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Who Are We? (2016) — Director
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Double Shutter (1979) — Director
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Soft Work (2012) — Director
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The Camera, The Actor (2019) — Director
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Dark Light (2014) — Director
- Unusual Red Cardigan (2011) — Director
- Flag Mountain (2010) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: Frozen War (2001) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece (2004) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: B & B (2005) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later (2007) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones (2004) — Director
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Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures (2007) — Director
- Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk (2007) — Director
- Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian) (2012) — Director