selected films

Associations (1975) | Leading Light (1975) | The Girl Chewing Gum (1976) | Hackney Marshes - November 4th 1977 (1977) | Blue Bathroom (1978-79) | Shepherd’s Delight (1980-4) | Om (1986) | The Black Tower (1985-87) | Slow Glass (1988-91) | Gargantuan (1992) | Home Suite (1993-94) | Blight (1994-96) | The Waste Land (1999) | The Kiss (1999) | Regression (1999) | Lost Sound (1998-2001) | Worst Case Scenario (2001-03) | Hotel Diaries (2001-07)

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Museum Place (Hotel Diaries 2)
Germany, October 14th 2004. 12 mins.

While the Iraq war continues, a day's sightseeing and the features of a German hotel provoke a stream of thoughts about events large and small.

"Using the smallest means to tell a great deal, Museum Piece is both a personal film and also a reflection on social and political issues, combining humour with serious commentary on past and present concerns. It brings to the foreground the difficulties of taking a position, facing the complex realities of our times."
International Jury Statement, 50th Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2005

"Museum Piece is a seemingly simple but very precise film by and about John Smith. The film speaks in a unique way about the complexities of human existence in a world where we, the fortunate ones, try but cannot escape the world and the guilt created by our actions." International Jury Statement, 'One World' International Human Rights Film Festival, Prague 2005

50th Cork International Film Festival, Ireland 2005
Best International Short Film

11th Biennial of Moving Images, Geneva, Switzerland 2005.
Prix du Centre pour l’image contemporaine, Saint-Gervais Genève

7th One World' International Human Rights Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic 2005.
Honourable Mention