Chris Smith

DirectorProducerCinematographerActorWriter May 20 (age 56) Rahway, New Jersey, USA 1996–2026 (30 year career)

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Biography

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 docume…

Known For

Film

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Director

Film

Fyre

Director

Film

Tiger King

Executive Producer

Film

American Movie

Director

Film

Mr. McMahon

Director

Film

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Director

Film

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Director

Film

WHAM!

Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Movies (1)

"Sr."

2022

as Self

6.9

Crew (65)

Movies (48)

The Widower: 'Til Death Do Us Part

2026 Upcoming

Director

Sep 30

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025

Director

6.3

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025

Director of Photography

6.3

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

2025

Producer

6.3

Never Get Busted!

2025

Executive Producer

DEVO

Camera Operator

DEVO

Director

Biggest Heist Ever

Director

Bitconned

Producer

WHAM!

Director

WHAM!

Producer

LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2022

2023

Director

"Sr."

2022

Director

6.9

"Sr."

2022

Director of Photography

6.9

The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes

Executive Producer

The Pez Outlaw

Executive Producer

'Twas the Fight Before Christmas

Executive Producer

The Oxy Kingpins

Executive Producer

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

2021

Director

6.8

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Producer

Twisted House Sitter

Steadicam Operator

The Boy Who Sold The World

2020

Producer

Fyre

Director

Fyre

Producer

Fyre

Writer

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

Director

7.5

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

Producer

7.5

Working Class Heroes

2015

Second Assistant Camera

Animals

2014

Producer

5.8

The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

2013

Executive Producer

5.4

St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Executive Producer

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Director

The Pool

Director

The Pool

Writer

Suffering and Smiling

2006

Executive Producer

The Yes Men

Director

The Yes Men

Producer

Home Movie

Director

Caesar's Park

Producer

American Movie

Director

American Movie

Director of Photography

American Movie

Producer

The Big One

Director of Photography

6.7

American Job

1996

Writer

5.2

Untitled John Hughes Documentary

Director

Wilder

Director

Wilder

Producer

LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year 2024

Director

Television (17)

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult

2026

Director

7.9

Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult

2026

Executive Producer

7.9

This Is a Bomb: The Nevada Casino Heist

2026

Executive Producer

4.0

Hollywood Hustler: Glitz, Glam, Scam

Executive Producer

Mr. McMahon

Director

Mr. McMahon

Executive Producer

Hollywood Con Queen

Director

Hollywood Con Queen

Executive Producer

Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Director

Branson

Director

Tiger King: The Doc Antle Story

Executive Producer

100 Foot Wave

Director

100 Foot Wave

Executive Producer

Tiger King

Executive Producer

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

2019

Director

6.4

Never Get Busted!

Executive Producer

Untitled Andre Agassi Documentary Series

Executive Producer