IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

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      John Smith

      John Smith

      Still: Frozen War (Hotel Diaries 1)
      John SMITH (1952, UK) studied Film at the Royal College of Art in London and is one of the best-known experimental filmmakers in the world. Since 1972, he has made many films – first on 16mm and then much later on video – in which autobiographical elements and irony play major roles. The Girl Chewing Gum (1976) is considered to be one of the most important cinematic works of the 20th century avant-garde movement. His award-winning work has been shown in cinemas, art galleries and on televisions around the world.

      Filmography

      (selection) Triangles (1972, short), Someone Moving (1972, short), The Hut (1973, short), Words (1973, short, co-dir), Out of the Back (1974, short), William and the Cows (1974, short), Faces 1 & 2 (1974, short), Associations (1975, short), Leading Light (1975, short), Nine Short Stories (1975, short), Subjective Tick-Tocks (1975, short), The Girl Chewing Gum (1976, short), Summer Diary (1977, short), Hackney Marshes - November 4th 1977 (1977, short), Gardner (1977, short), Hackney Marshes (1978, short TV), 7P (1978, short), Blue Bathroom (1979, short), Celestial Navigation (1981, short), Spring Tree (1981, short), Shine So Hard (1981, short), Light Sleep (1984, short), Shepherd's Delight (1984, short), Om (1986, short), The Black Tower (1987, short), Dungeness (1991, short), Slow Glass (1991, short), Gargantuan (1992, short), Home Suite (1994, short), Blight (1996, short), The Kiss (1999, short & instal), The Waste Land (1999, short), Regression (1999, short), Rebus (2001, instal), Lost Sound (2001, short), Frozen War (2001, short), Worst Case Scenario (2001-2003, short), Besides the A-Side (2002, instal, co-dir), Museum Piece (2004, short), Throwing Stones (2004, short), B&B (2005, short), Pyramids/Skunk (2006-2007, short), Dirty Pictures (2007, short), Six Years Later (2007, short), Double Shutter (2010, instal), Third Attempt (2010, instal), Flag Mountain (2010, short), unusual Red cardigan (2011, short & instal), The Man Phoning Mum (2011, short), Dad's Stick (2012, short), White Hole (2014, short)  Song for Europe (2017, short),  A State of Grace (2019, short), Citadel (2020, short), Covid Messages (2020, short)

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