Chris Smith (filmmaker)
Chris Smith | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
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Chris Smith (born 1970) is an American filmmaker. He directed American Movie,[1] which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.[2]
Smith completed his first film, American Job, while attending the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee's Graduate Film Program. He was nominated for a "Someone to Watch Award" from the Independent Spirit Awards. Smith met Mark Borchardt, the subject of American Movie, while editing American Job, and began filming a documentary about the making of Borchardt's psychological thriller Coven. Both films played at the Sundance Film Festival, and American Movie was bought by Sony Pictures for $1 million.[citation needed]
Smith wrote and directed the documentary Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2019) about the Fyre Festival fraud. It was released on Netflix on January 18, 2019.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes |
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| 1996 | American Job | |
| 1999 | American Movie | |
| 2001 | Home Movie | |
| 2003 | The Yes Men | |
| 2007 | The Pool | |
| 2009 | Collapse | |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | |
| 2019 | Fyre | |
| 2019 | Disappearance of Madeleine McCann | 8-part Netflix series |
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1999-11-05). "American Movie". The New York Times.
- ^ "1999 Sundance Film Festival". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Fyre (2019)". Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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