Jack Smith
Jack SMITH (1932-1989) was born in Columbus, Ohio. As a biographer wrote, Jack Smith is the American avant-garde. He was active as a filmmaker, actor, playwright, photographer and illustrator for more than thirty years. Moving to New York in 1953, he helped transform the downtown scene into a vibrant and colourful display of glamour, sexuality and fantasy.
Filmography
Respectable Creatures (1950, short), Buzzards Over Bagdad (1951, short), Overstimulated (1959, short), Scotch Tape (1959, short), Flaming Creatures (1962, short), The Yellow Sequence (1963, short), Normal Love (1963), No President (1967, short), Jungle Island (1967, short), I Was A Male Yvonne De Carlo (1967, short), Normal Love Addendum Reel (1968, short), Song for Rent (1969, short), Hamlet (1976), Hot Air Specialists (1980, short)
More info: Wikipedia, Jack Smith
Jack Smith at IFFR
Flaming Creatures
45'
USA
IFFR 1992
Normal Love
10'
USA
IFFR 1992
Scotch tape
3'
USA
IFFR 1992
Flaming Creatures
45'
USA
IFFR 2006
Song for Rent
Filmmaker Jack Smith also stars in this funny short film, playing the cadaverous matron Rose Courtyard (inspired by Rose Kennedy). (Light Cone)
5'
USA
IFFR 2020