Harry Smith
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 29, 1923, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Died
- November 27, 1991
- Movies
- 34
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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Best-Known Movies
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000
Heaven and Earth Magic
1962
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
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
Filmography
| 2017 | Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel | Self |
| 2007 | 365 Day Project | Self |
| 2000 | As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty | Self |
| 1999 | Laboratorium Anthology | |
| 1997 | Birth of a Nation | Self |
| 1987 | Home Movie | Self |
| 1971 | Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971 | Self |
| 1971 | Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971 | Self |
| 1970 | Chelsea Hotel | Self |
| 1968 | Diaries, Notes, and Sketches | Self |
| 1965 | Andy Warhol Screen Tests | Self |
| 1964 | Screen Test: Harry Smith | Himself |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1980 | No. 19 | Director |
| 1980 | No. 18: Mahagonny | Director |
| 1980 | Number 20: Fragments of a Faith Forgotten | Director |
| 1979 | No. 17: Mirror Animations | Director |
| 1967 | No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream | Director |
| 1965 | Early Abstractions | Director |
| 1965 | No. 15: Untitled Animation of Seminole Patchwork Film | Director |
| 1965 | No. 14: Late Superimpositions | Director |
| 1962 | No. 13: Oz | Director |
| 1962 | Heaven and Earth Magic | Director, Producer |
| 1956 | No. 11: Mirror Animations | Director |
| 1956 | No. 10: Mirror Animations | Director |
| 1954 | No. 9 | Director |
| 1954 | No. 8 | Director |
| 1951 | No. 7: Color Study | Director |
| 1951 | Autobiography | Director |
| 1950 | No. 6 | Director |
| 1949 | No. 5: Circular Tensions (Homage to Oskar Fischinger) | Director |
| 1947 | No. 4: Fast Track | Director |
| 1947 | No. 3: Interwoven | Director |
| 1947 | No. 2: Message From the Sun | Director |
| 1939 | No. 1: A Strange Dream | Director |
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