John Smith
Director · Actor · WriterJohn 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.
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Two Pids
2026
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Being John Smith
2024
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Covid Messages
2021
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- Record
Record
2021
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Citadel
2021
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Twice
2020
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The Camera, The Actor
2019
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A State of Grace
2019
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Song For Europe
2018
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Jour de Fête
2017
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Who Are We?
2016
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Steve Hates Fish
2016
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Dark Light
2014
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White Hole
2014
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Soft Work
2012
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Dad's Stick
2012
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- Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian)
Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian)
2012
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- Unusual Red Cardigan
Unusual Red Cardigan
2011
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The Man Phoning Mum
2011
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- Flag Mountain
Flag Mountain
2010
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- Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later
Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later
2007
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- Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk
Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk
2007
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Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures
2007
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Hotel Diaries
2007
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- Hotel Diaries: B & B
Hotel Diaries: B & B
2005
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- Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece
Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece
2004
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- Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones
Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones
2004
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Cinema16: British Short Films
2003
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Worst Case Scenario
2003
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- Hotel Diaries: Frozen War
Hotel Diaries: Frozen War
2001
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Lost Sound
2001
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The Waste Land
1999
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- The Kiss
The Kiss
1999
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Regression
1999
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Blight
1996
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Home Suite
1994
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Gargantuan
1992
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Slow Glass
1991
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Dungeness
1987
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The Black Tower
1987
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Om
1986
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Shepherd’s Delight
1984
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Shine So Hard
1982
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- Celestial Navigation
Celestial Navigation
1980
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Double Shutter
1979
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- Blue Bathroom
Blue Bathroom
1979
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Fan
1978
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Hackney Marshes
1978
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- 7P
7P
1978
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- Gardner
Gardner
1977
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Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977
1977
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- Summer Diary
Summer Diary
1977
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The Girl Chewing Gum
1976
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- Faces
Faces
1975
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Leading Light
1975
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Associations
1975
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The Hut
1973
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Someone Moving
1973
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Triangles
1972
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