
Directing
Born January 1, 1952 · London, England, UK
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.

Being John Smith
2024

Covid Messages
2021
Record
2021

Citadel
2021

Twice
2020

A State of Grace
2019

The Camera, The Actor
2019

Song For Europe
2018

Jour de Fête
2017

Steve Hates Fish
2016

Who Are We?
2016

Dark Light
2014

White Hole
2014
Horizon (Five Pounds a Belgian)
2012

Dad's Stick
2012

Soft Work
2012
Unusual Red Cardigan
2011

The Man Phoning Mum
2011
Flag Mountain
2010

Hotel Diaries
2007
Hotel Diaries: Six Years Later
2007

Hotel Diaries: Dirty Pictures
2007
Hotel Diaries: Pyramids/Skunk
2007
Hotel Diaries: B & B
2005
Hotel Diaries: Museum Piece
2004
Hotel Diaries: Throwing Stones
2004

Cinema16: British Short Films
2003

Worst Case Scenario
2003
Hotel Diaries: Frozen War
2001

Lost Sound
2001

The Waste Land
1999
The Kiss
1999

Regression
1999

Blight
1996

Home Suite
1994

Gargantuan
1992

Slow Glass
1991

Dungeness
1987

The Black Tower
1987

Om
1986

Shepherd’s Delight
1984

Shine So Hard
1982
Celestial Navigation
1980

Double Shutter
1979
Blue Bathroom
1979

Fan
1978

Hackney Marshes
1978
7P
1978
Gardner
1977

Hackney Marshes – November 4th 1977
1977
Summer Diary
1977

The Girl Chewing Gum
1976
Faces
1975

Leading Light
1975

Associations
1975

The Hut
1973

Someone Moving
1973

Triangles
1972