
John Smith
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John Smith was born in Walthamstow, London in 1952 and studied film at the Royal College of Art, during which time he became a member of the London Filmmakers Co-op. Since 1972 Smith has made over fifty film, video and installation works that have been shown in independent cinemas, art galleries and on television around the world and awarded major prizes at many international film festivals. He received a Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists in 2011, and in 2013 he was the winner of Film London’s Jarman Award.
Known for
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Cinema16: British Short Films (2003)
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Slow Glass (1991)
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Being John Smith (2024)
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Gardner (1977)
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Blight (1996)
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The Man Phoning Mum (2011)
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Regression (1999)
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Om (1986)
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Record (2021)
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Citadel (2021)
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Soft Work (2012)
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Blue Bathroom (1979)
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Gargantuan (1992)
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The Camera, The Actor (2019)
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Associations (1975)
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Flag Mountain (2010)
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The Black Tower (1987)
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Twice (2020)
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Covid Messages (2021)
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Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian) (2012)
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Hotel Diaries (2007)
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Who Are We? (2016)
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Double Shutter (1979)
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The Waste Land (1999)
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Faces (1975)
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Hackney Marshes (1978)
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Hotel Diaries: B & B (2005)
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Someone Moving (1973)
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The Hut (1973)
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Leading Light (1975)
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Summer Diary (1977)
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Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece (2004)
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Shepherd’s Delight (1984)
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Home Suite (1994)
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Worst Case Scenario (2003)
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Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures (2007)
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The Girl Chewing Gum (1976)
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Shine So Hard (1982)
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7P (1978)
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Unusual Red Cardigan (2011)
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Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977 (1977)
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Dad's Stick (2012)
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Hotel Diaries: Frozen War (2001)
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Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk (2007)
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Dungeness (1987)
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Celestial Navigation (1980)
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Fan (1978)
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The Kiss (1999)
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Lost Sound (2001)
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Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later (2007)
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Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones (2004)
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Song For Europe (2018)
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A State of Grace (2019)
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Steve Hates Fish (2016)
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White Hole (2014)
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Triangles (1972)
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Dark Light (2014)
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Two Pids (2026)
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Jour de Fête (2017)
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