Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Directing
Born 1970-05-20 Rahway, New Jersey, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
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 s...
0 rank score 0 hearts 0 votes

Biography

Profile information and background.

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.

Known For

Main acting credits and shows.

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult poster
Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult
as Director, Executive Producer
2026-06-01
This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist poster
This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist
as Executive Producer
2026-05-05
Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam poster
Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam
as Executive Producer
2025-10-17
Mr. McMahon poster
Mr. McMahon
as Director, Executive Producer
2024-09-25
Hollywood Con Queen poster
Hollywood Con Queen
as Director, Executive Producer
2024-05-07
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. poster
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.
as Director
2022-03-16
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story poster
Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story
as Executive Producer
2021-12-10
100 Foot Wave poster
100 Foot Wave
as Director, Executive Producer
2021-07-18

Crew Credits

Directing, writing, production, and other work.

No crew credits available yet.