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Chris Smith (born in 1970) is an American film 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.
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Born
Thursday, 01 January 1970
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Officers | 2012 |
YooHoo and Friends | Father Time | 2011 |
Home Movie | Self - interviewer | 2001 |
The Big One | Self / Himself | 1997 |
Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Officers | 2012 |
YooHoo and Friends | Father Time | 2011 |
Home Movie | Self - interviewer | 2001 |
The Big One | Self / Himself | 1997 |
Split Screen | Self | 1997 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Devo | 2024 |
Wham! | 2023 |
Sr. | 2022 |
Branson | 2022 |
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. | 2022 |
100 Foot Wave | 2021 |
Operation Varsity Blues | 2021 |
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann | 2019 |
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | 2017 |
Collapse | 2009 |
The Pool | 2008 |
The Yes Men | 2003 |
Home Movie | 2001 |
American Movie | 1999 |
American Job | 1996 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Skywalkers: A Love Story | 2024 |
Bitconned | 2024 |
The Pez Outlaw | 2022 |
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes | 2022 |
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. | 2022 |
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story | 2021 |
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas | 2021 |
100 Foot Wave | 2021 |
Operation Varsity Blues | 2021 |
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness | 2020 |
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | 2017 |
Animals | 2014 |
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files | 2012 |
Collapse | 2009 |
Suffering and Smiling | 2006 |
The Yes Men | 2003 |
American Movie | 1999 |
American Job | 1996 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2023 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Nominated |
2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program | Nominated |
2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special | Nominated |