
Known for
Directing
Born
May 20, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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...
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Director, Producer
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Director, Producer
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Executive Producer
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Director, Producer, Director of Photography
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Director
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Director, Camera Operator
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Producer
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Director, Producer
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Executive Producer
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as Self, Director, Director of Photography
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Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Steadicam Operator