After the February 22nd Entre Les Murs screening, director John N. Smith will moderate the Comedy Nest discussion of the film. We are delighted to have him. Over a career which spans five decades, John has created unique oeuvre of Canadian documentaries and dramas. Often controversial, always enlightening and forever entertaining, his work has inquisitively explored darker nooks and crannies of this nation. At the National Film Board, his films garnered dozens of awards including a best short drama nomination for a 1980 Academy Award.
In 1994, he directed, co-wrote and co-produced The Boys of St. Vincent, aired to worldwide acclaim. In Hollywood, he directed Dangerous Minds with Michelle Pfeiffer; A Cool Dry Place for 20th Century Fox and Sugartime for HBO. In 2006, he directed Tommy Douglas – Prairie Giant again to political controversy. In 2007, he directed The Englishman's Boy based on Guy Vanderhaege novel. His most recent productions include Dieppe and Revenge of the Land, both 4-hour mini-series; Random Passage, an 8-hour chronicling early Irish settlers in Newfoundland. His most recent movie, due out this spring is Love & Savagery.
Smith, born in Montreal, graduated from McGill in Political Science. In July 2008 he was appointed to the Order of Canada, honoured as a filmmaker whose contributions have touched audiences across Canada and around the world.
In 1994, he directed, co-wrote and co-produced The Boys of St. Vincent, aired to worldwide acclaim. In Hollywood, he directed Dangerous Minds with Michelle Pfeiffer; A Cool Dry Place for 20th Century Fox and Sugartime for HBO. In 2006, he directed Tommy Douglas – Prairie Giant again to political controversy. In 2007, he directed The Englishman's Boy based on Guy Vanderhaege novel. His most recent productions include Dieppe and Revenge of the Land, both 4-hour mini-series; Random Passage, an 8-hour chronicling early Irish settlers in Newfoundland. His most recent movie, due out this spring is Love & Savagery.
Smith, born in Montreal, graduated from McGill in Political Science. In July 2008 he was appointed to the Order of Canada, honoured as a filmmaker whose contributions have touched audiences across Canada and around the world.
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