C.I. Smith

Chris is a former DJ, VJ and ad creative now making challenging, weird and evocative films. Chris’s short films have screened at film, photography and art festivals globally. In 2018 his feature documentary New Town Utopia was released theatrically to widespread acclaim REVIEWS OF NEW TOWN UTOPIA ★★★★ 'Consistently fascinating, unfolds like a warning from history. Powerful material' The Times ★★★★ 'Unapologetically upbeat film in which utopianism is taken unexpectedly seriously. Absorbing and heartening' The Guardian ★★★★ 'Endlessly poignant. An ode to the unique moment when post-war Britain allowed itself to dream. Financial Times 'Intelligent, poignant and delicately ambiguous portrait. Leaves a rich impression' The Big Issue