Chris Smith
Age: N/A | From: Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Homepage: https://www.libraryfilms.com/
Movie Involvements: 40
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
Chris Smith (born in 20 May 1970; Rahway) is an American film documentary 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.
Most Famous Work
Tiger King
(2020) Executive Producer
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
(2022) Executive Producer
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
(2021) Producer
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
(2017) Producer
Fyre
(2019) Director
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
(2019) Director
Bitconned
(2024) Producer
Branson
(2022) CreatorActing
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| 2022 | Self | |
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Production
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| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2023 | Producer | |
| 2022 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2021 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
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| 2019 | Producer | |
| 2017 | Producer | |
| 2014 | Producer | |
| 2009 | Producer | |
| 2003 | Producer | |
| 2000 | Producer | |
| 1999 | Producer | |
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Directing
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| 2024 | Director | |
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| 2023 | Director | |
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| 1996 | Director | |
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| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Camera Operator | |
| 2022 | Director of Photography | |
| 2021 | Steadicam Operator | |
| 2015 | Second Assistant Camera | |
| 2009 | Director of Photography | |
| 1999 | Director of Photography | |
| 1997 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Creator | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 2008 | Writer | |
| 1996 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |