John Smith Movies

A man finds himself haunted by a mysterious black tower in London that appears to follow him wherever he goes.

'Associations' sets language against itself by using the ambiguities inherent in the English language. Images from magazines and color supplements...

A short film featuring the voices of those affected when the M11 Link Road in East London was built, accompanied by scenes and sounds of demolition.

An exploration of the ambiguities of documentary photographs which develops ideas triggered by a German pun. Worst Case Scenario starts out as a...

At Stamford Road in Dalston Junction of east London, the camera follows pedestrians, cars and birds while a narrator, who appears to be the director...

“London artist John Smith uses light-hearted humour to explore theoretical concerns - Gargantuan, for instance, is both pleasantly silly and...

Many of my films involve humour, but unlike the earlier work Shepherd’s Delight attempts to confront the problem of humour head-on, referring...

Rapid cutting between identically framed portrait photographs creates composite faces and various illusions of movement. The film features...

'Shine So Hard' is a rare Echo and the Bunnymen promotional concert film, taking place during their 1981 'Camo Tour'.

Recorded from a smartphone screen, its translation app running on the wrong settings and struggling to interpret North London street signs in French...

John Smith stands in front of a mirror, singing “Happy Birthday” in a minor key, like a funeral dirge, twice, as he washes his hands.

Lost Sound documents fragments of discarded audio tape found on the streets of a small area of East London, combining the sound retrieved from each...

In the mid 1970s the EMI company were preparing to market the newly developed video disc. Being uncertain as to what content would be appropriate,...

16mm experimental film of a desk fan.

“If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Matthew 5:38-40

A film about haircuts, clothes and image/sound relationships. - J.S.

On the 23rd of June 2016 Britain voted to leave the European Union. Who Are We? is a re-working of material from a BBC television debate transmitted...

Waiting by the sea with his camera ready for action, the artist complains about the weather and attempts to describe his intentions and working...

Being John Smith is a deceptively wry and deeply felt work by the English avant-garde legend, in which Smith reflects on his life and career by way...

From the idea that glass, even when cooled, is a liquid that changes in appearance over time, an offscreen narrator launches a recollection of the...