Occupation Film director Name Chris Smith | Role Film director | |
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Born 1970 (age 44–45) United States Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Education University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Awards Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Documentary Nominations Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award Movies American Movie, Collapse, The Pool, The Yes Men, Home Movie Similar People Mark Borchardt, Sarah Price, Mike Schank, Randy Russell, Joe Wong | ||
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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. He was nominated for an Independent Spirit Awards Someone to Watch Award. 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.