John Smith
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Mr Smith Goes to Dalston: John Smith on The Girl Chewing Gum at 50
As his experimental film marks its fiftieth birthday with a screening in the Dalston street where it was shot, John Smith speaks to David Moats about his life's work exploring the unreliable perspective of the camera's lens
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The City & The City: An Interview With John Smith
John Smith, the artist and film-maker whose landmark short The Girl Chewing Gum is amongst the jewels of the British avant-garde, has spent lockdown filming out of his bedroom window and downloading clips from YouTube. He talks to Nicholas Burman about his new films Citadel and Covid Messages
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