
John Smith
Directing
1952-01-01 · London, England, UK
Director and artist. Born in 1952 in Walthamstow, London. He studied at the North East London Polytechnic and the Royal College of Art. Since 1972, Smith has made more than 60 films, videos, and installations, shown in independent cinemas, art galleries, museums, and on television around the world. In 2012, John Smith attended Message to Man as a jury member for the In Silico experimental film competition, and presented a retrospective of his work. Since then, Smith has participated in the Festival on several occasions. This year, two of his films have been included in the Prompted Reality special programme.
Filmography

Two Pids
2026 · Movie

Being John Smith
2024 · Movie

Man Number 4
2024 · Movie

Covid Messages
2021 · Movie
Record
2021 · Movie

Citadel
2021 · Movie

Twice
2020 · Movie

A State of Grace
2019 · Movie

The Camera, The Actor
2019 · Movie

In Far Away Land
2019 · Movie

Song For Europe
2018 · Movie

Jour de Fête
2017 · Movie

Steve Hates Fish
2016 · Movie

Who Are We?
2016 · Movie

Dark Light
2014 · Movie

White Hole
2014 · Movie
Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian)
2012 · Movie

Dad's Stick
2012 · Movie

Soft Work
2012 · Movie
Unusual Red Cardigan
2011 · Movie

The Man Phoning Mum
2011 · Movie
Flag Mountain
2010 · Movie

Hotel Diaries
2007 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk
2007 · Movie

Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures
2007 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later
2007 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: B & B
2005 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece
2004 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones
2004 · Movie

Cinema16: British Short Films
2003 · Movie

Worst Case Scenario
2003 · Movie
Hotel Diaries: Frozen War
2001 · Movie

Lost Sound
2001 · Movie
The Kiss
1999 · Movie

Regression
1999 · Movie

The Waste Land
1999 · Movie

Blight
1996 · Movie

Home Suite
1994 · Movie

Gargantuan
1992 · Movie

Slow Glass
1991 · Movie

Dungeness
1987 · Movie

The Black Tower
1987 · Movie

Om
1986 · Movie

Shepherd’s Delight
1984 · Movie

Shine So Hard
1982 · Movie
Celestial Navigation
1980 · Movie
Blue Bathroom
1979 · Movie

Double Shutter
1979 · Movie

Fan
1978 · Movie
7P
1978 · Movie

Hackney Marshes
1978 · Movie
Summer Diary
1977 · Movie
Gardner
1977 · Movie

Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977
1977 · Movie

The Girl Chewing Gum
1976 · Movie

Associations
1975 · Movie
Faces
1975 · Movie

Leading Light
1975 · Movie

The Hut
1973 · Movie

Someone Moving
1973 · Movie

Triangles
1972 · Movie