Chris Smith

Chris Smith

  • Birthday: 1970-01-01
  • Place of birth: Rahway, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Chris Smith (born in 1970) 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.

Filmography

Sr.

2022

As Self

Production

American Movie

1999

As Director of Photography

Sr.

2022

As Director of Photography

The Big One

1997

As Director of Photography

Twisted House Sitter

2021

As Steadicam Operator

Collapse

2009

As Director of Photography

Working Class Heroes

2015

As Second Assistant Camera

The Yes Men

2003

As Director

Collapse

2009

As Director

American Movie

1999

As Director

Home Movie

2001

As Director

The Pool

2008

As Director

American Job

1996

As Director

Fyre

2019

As Director

Wilder

0000

As Director

Sr.

2022

As Director

Wham!

2023

As Director

Save the Watermelon

2023

As Director

DEVO

2024

As Director

The Yes Men

2003

As Producer

Animals

2014

As Producer

American Movie

1999

As Producer

Collapse

2009

As Producer

Caesar's Park

2000

As Producer

Fyre

2019

As Producer

'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

2021

As Executive Producer

The Pez Outlaw

2022

As Executive Producer

Wilder

0000

As Producer

Wham!

2023

As Producer

Bitconned

2024

As Producer

The Pool

2008

As Writer

American Job

1996

As Writer

Fyre

2019

As Writer

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