Movies by John Smith
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The discovery of a VHS tape of the artist's films on eBay triggers obsessive speculation about the seller's identity.
Still Game: Live at the Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow
Jack, Victor, and Winston are old-age pensioners who live in a tower block outside Glasgow. One day, the lift breaks down, leaving them stuck in Victor's flat—where they talk about sex, death, family, and neds. Oh, and on the subject of money: Is Victor really as skint as he says he is?
The Black Tower
A man finds himself haunted by a mysterious black tower in London that appears to follow him wherever he goes.
Om
A film about haircuts, clothes and image/sound relationships. - J.S.
A State of Grace
A biblical interpretation of airline safety instructions.
The Very Best of Smokey Robinson Live In Concert
Recorded at the Desert Inn in Las Vegas in July 1992, Smokey Robinson Live showcases one of Motown s greatest talents. Credited as being the greatest living poet by Bob Dylan, Smokey has recorded and written numerous hits for a host of artists including The Temptations and Marvin Gaye. In this intimate concert Smokey Robinson performs his UK number one hits Tears of a Clown and Being With You together with his trademark romantic ballads and up-tempo party tunes.
Who Are We?
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 a few weeks earlier.”The most provocative of the bunch is John Smith’s Who Are We?. Leading up to the Brexit vote, BBC’s Question Time became ever more vicious and confrontational. Who Are We? is a manipulation of one of those broadcasts, with David Dimbleby prompting “you, sir, up there on the far right” repeatedly.“Get our identity back – vote leave!” one audience member shouts, while another ...
Hackney Marshes
Artist John Smith tells stories about tower block life, editing in bold, unconventional fashion, cutting into the material and highlighting the components and conventions of the film form - yet an intimate portrait of the block's inhabitants still emerges.