Chris Smith Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Directing

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.

Filmography Movies

Production

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal movie poster
MOVIE

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Producer
The Yes Men movie poster
MOVIE

The Yes Men

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The Yes Men
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The Yes Men movie poster
MOVIE

The Yes Men

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The Yes Men
Producer
Collapse movie poster
MOVIE

Collapse

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Collapse
Director
American Movie movie poster
MOVIE

American Movie

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American Movie
Director
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes movie poster
MOVIE

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Executive Producer
WilderMOVIE
MOVIE

Wilder

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Wilder
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WilderMOVIE
MOVIE

Wilder

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Wilder
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American Job movie poster
MOVIE

American Job

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American Job
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American Job movie poster
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American Job

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American Job
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