Harry Smith
Director
Biography
Harry Everett Smith (May 29, 1923 in Portland, Oregon – November 27, 1991 in New York City) was a visual artist, experimental filmmaker, record collector, bohemian, mystic, and largely self-taught student of anthropology. Smith was an important figure in the Beat Generation scene in New York City, and his activities, such as his use of mind-altering substances and interest in esoteric spirituality, anticipated aspects of the Hippie movement. Besides his films, Smith is widely known for his influential "Anthology of American Folk Music," drawn from his extensive collection of out-of-print commercial 78 rpm recordings.
Throughout his life Smith was an inveterate collector. In addition to records, artifacts he collected included string figures, paper airplanes, Seminole textiles, and Ukrainian Easter eggs.
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As Director
No. 3: Interwoven
1947
Early Abstractions
1965
No. 11: Mirror Animations
1956
No. 1: A Strange Dream
1939
No. 2: Message From the Sun
1947
No. 5: Circular Tensions (Homage to Oskar Fischinger)
1949
No. 4: Fast Track
1947
No. 7: Color Study
1951
No. 10: Mirror Animations
1956
No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
1967
No. 14: Late Superimpositions
1965Filmography
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self 1968
Birth of a Nation
as Self 1997
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
as Self 2017
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self 1965
365 Day Project
as Self 2007
Screen Test: Harry Smith
as Himself 1964
Chelsea Hotel
as Self 1970
Home Movie
as Self 1987
Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971
as Self 1971