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Chris Smith
Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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 w…
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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.
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2026
Wilder
Movie Director
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2026
The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part
Movie Director
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2026
Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult
TV show Executive Producer
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2026
This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
Never Get Busted!
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
Movie Director
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2024
Biggest Heist Ever
Movie Director
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2024
Mr. McMahon
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
Hollywood Con Queen
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
DEVO
Movie Director
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2024
Bitconned
Movie Producer
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2023
LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2022
Movie Director
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2023
WHAM!
Movie Director
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2022
Branson
TV show Director
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2022
The Pez Outlaw
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
"Sr."
Movie Self
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2022
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
TV show Director
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2021
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
Movie Executive Producer
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2021
100 Foot Wave
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Twisted House Sitter
Movie Steadicam Operator
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2021
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Movie Producer
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2021
The Oxy Kingpins
Movie Executive Producer
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2020
Tiger King
TV show Executive Producer
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2020
The Boy Who Sold The World
Movie Producer
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2019
The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann
TV show Director
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2019
Fyre
Movie Writer
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2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Movie Director
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2015
Working Class Heroes
Movie Second Assistant Camera
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2014
Animals
Movie Producer
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2013
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files
Movie Executive Producer
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2009
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
Movie Executive Producer
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2009
Collapse
Movie Director
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2007
The Pool
Movie Director
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2006
Suffering and Smiling
Movie Executive Producer
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2003
The Yes Men
Movie Director
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2001
Home Movie
Movie Director
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2000
Caesar's Park
Movie Producer
