H2EEF 19 Seriously Playful with John Smith (PART 2)

Contains brief strong language.

Join film artist John Smith as he explores some of the major works of his career from his breakthrough film The Girl Chewing Gum, through documentary works including Blight and Home Suite, to his most recent works in the video medium including the Hotel Diaries, The Kiss and Citadel. 

A number of John's recent films can be found on YouTube including Dad's Stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx2hPQ2S08k&t=25s

Several more films and excerpts are available on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/johnsmithfilms/videos

And there is a DVD box set available from Lux Online, for which 50% of all sales go directly to the artist: https://luxmovingimage.square.site/product/john-smith-3-dvd-boxset/70?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=10

John collaborated with composer Jocelyn Pook for the film Blight. Find out more about her work here: https://www.jocelynpook.com

Filmmakers discussed in this episode include:
Peter Gidal
Nicky Hamlyn

Writers & Artists discussed in this episode include:
A.L. Rees
Cornelia Parker
Berthold Brecht