Seth A. Smith

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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]

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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]

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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Mack, Adrian (October 4, 2017). "VIFF 2017: Altered States gets unreal with The Crescent". The Georgia Straight.
  3. ↑ "Hollywood Reporter". Hollywood Reporter. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  4. ↑ Locke, Jesse (January 11, 2012). "Lowlife Is The Feel Bad Hit Of 2012".
  5. ↑ "2012 Arts and Cultural Honour Roll". The Chronicle Herald. December 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  6. ↑ "FIN 2017 Award Winners". Sea and be Scene. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  7. ↑ Takeuchi, Craig (October 7, 2017). "Never Steady, Never Still leads Canadian winners at Vancouver International Film Festival 2017". The Georgia Straight. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  8. ↑ "Directors Guild of Canada reveals long list for Discovery Award". The Globe and Mail. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  9. ↑ Josh Millican, "First Look Clip: Dystopian Dungeon Horror TIN CAN Premiering at Sitges Film Festival". Dread Central , September 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ Gormely, Ian. "Dog Day". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Lowlife – Review". Weird Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  12. ↑ Young, Adria (September 16, 2015). "Stream Chad VanGaalen and Seth Smith's Dark Electro Nightmare 'Seed of Dorzon'". Noisey/Vice.
  13. ↑ "Artist Talk: YORODEO". cbu.ca. Cape Breton University.
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