Actor

Chris Smith

Directing

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Movies: 30Series: 11Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 31654

IMDb ID: nm0807687

Known for: Directing

Born: May 20, 1970

Age: 56

Place of birth: Rahway, New Jersey, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2026

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 6.68

Wikidata: Q5108097

Other jobs

Director (17)Executive Producer (15)Producer (5)Writer (2)Director of Photography (1)Steadicam Operator (1)

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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.