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Seth A. Smith
Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seth A Smith (born 1977) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the frontman for Dog Day[1] and director of feature films The Crescent[2] and Lowlife.[3]
Film
After directing a number of shorts and music videos, Smith shifted focus to film. In 2012, he completed his first feature, Lowlife, which Vice named "The feel bad hit of 2012."[4] The film won the Audience Award at The Atlantic Film Festival and went on to receive a 20-city crowd source theatrical release in Canada.[5] His second feature, The Crescent, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and won a number of awards and honourable mentions at various other festivals.[6][7] Smith was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.[8]
His third feature film, Tin Can, premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2020.[9]
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Music
Along with Nancy Urich, KC Spidle, and Meg Yoshida, Smith is a member of Dog Day band. They produce material at their home studio, Fundog Recordings.[10] Smith's other recording projects include film soundtracks,[11] solo recordings, and a collaboration with indie musician Chad VanGaalen.[12]
Visual art
A substantial part of Smith's visual art practice has been in design and screenprinting with Yorodeo and collaboration with artist Paul Hammond.[13]
References
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