William Tyler Smith
FILMMAKER, PHOTOGRAPHER, TEACHER
FILMOGRAPHY
THE INCREDIBLE FLAMIN’ GROOVIES MOVIE – Smith & Feldhun Productions – (Executive Producer/Co-Director/Cinematographer) POST-PRODUCTION The Flamin’ Groovies are back after having been apart for 30 years and we’re following them on tour. A sophisticated and intelligent "rockumentary" experience. Interviews include Seymour Stein (founder of Sire Records), Clem Burke (Blondie Drummer), Al Jardine (Beach Boys), Bebe Buell (Liv Tyler’s mother), Greil Marcus (music journalist), Rodney Bingenheimer, David Lowry (Cracker), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Guitarist) amongst others. Coming soon...
THIRD MIND BLUES – 418 Films, Inc. – (Executive Producer/Director/Cinematographer) A feature length documentary about the unlikely musical collaboration between Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek and slide guitarist, Roy Rogers: their collaboration from songwriting, recording and live performance.
Awards/Screenings: World Premiere, Mill Valley International Film Festival, 2017; NewFilmmakers New York 2018
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KISS ME AGAIN – MEGA Films/Foundation Films – (Director/Co-Writer) Fiction feature film starring Jeremy London, Darrel Hammond, Katheryn Winnick, Elisa Donovan, Fred Armisan & Mirelly Taylor. A married couple struggles to rediscover the essence of their love.
Awards/Screenings: World Premiere, Tribeca International Film Festival, 2006; Berkshire International Film Festival, 2006: American Film Festival in Moscow, 2006: Zurich International Film Festival, 2006: DVD released by Monarch Video. Released on DVD in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Russia, and Israel. #1 on Amazon.com Video on Demand Independent Cinema Drama category for 3 weeks, Top 10 in Drama category for 3 weeks, Top 100 for all movies for 3 weeks; Telecine Premium, Pipoca and Light broadcasts in Brazil; Sinema Television, Turkey. Starz Network Broadcast, December 2011. Featured in Script Magazine, Sept/Oct 2011, article about Do It Yourself Filmmaking.
Check out the Brazilian version (Prazer a Tres) on YouTube. An older version had over 22 million views. This current version has just over 1 million views.
IMAGINE A SCHOOL...SUMMERHILL - (Producer/Director) Feature documentary portraying A. S. Neill’s world-renowned Summerhill School in England, who in 2000, won a dramatic court case against the Labour government’s attempt to close it down. A vibrant mixture of three media, utilizing children’s footage with camcorders.
Awards/Screenings: Astra Film Festival, 2011; Asheville International Film Festival, 2008: Kidz First International Film Festival 2009; Rethinking Education Conference, 2008; Jersey Shore Film Festival, 2009, Key Note Speaker; Documentary Educational Resources, DVD/educational/broadcast distributor. Best Independent Feature, ages 12-18, Kidz First International Film Festival, 2009; Movies that Matter Award, Moving Pictures Magazine 2009. Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources and ICAP Media (Moving Pictures).
Check it out on Vimeo video on demand or contact Documentary Educational Resources.
THE THIRD MIND - (Director, DP, Co-producer) Feature documentary about the artistic collaboration between Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, and Beat poet and playwright, Michael McClure. Voice over by Peter Coyote. Featuring Allen Ginsberg & Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Awards/Screenings include: Venice International Film Festival, LA County Museum of Art, Sundance Channel “Beatnik Documentary Film Series.” Distributed by Mystic Fire Video and Oglio Records.
Check it out on Vimeo on Demand.
DIVAN - (Director of Photography/ Creative Consultant) Director Pearl Gluck’s odyssey to recover a meaningful family couch. Shot in Hungary, Ukraine, Israel and New York.
Awards/Screenings include: Tribeca Film Festival, 2003. San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, 2003. Released theatrically by Zeitgeist Films, March 2004. Sundance Channel, May 2005.
A POET ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE – The Sundance Channel - (Co-Director of Photography) Award-winning Hungarian director, Gyula Gazdag’s documentary about Allen Ginsberg's friendship with his Hungarian translator.
Awards/Screening: Sundance Channel, November 1997.
SHORT FILMS
NEW YORK. INTERIOR-NIGHT. - (Director, Writer, Producer) A powerful and provocative short narrative film about the destructive patterns of an intimate relationship. This is the film that Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek saw, which sparked a twenty-year friendship and professional relationship.
Awards/Screenings include: Corto Circuito, Italy; Brnenska Sestnactka, Czech Republic; Virginia Festival of American Film; New York Expo of Short Films.
LLOYD, ELISE & JENNIFER - WNYC (31) (Director, Writer, Producer) A sensitive in-depth portrayal of a young man who comes to terms with his ex-girlfriend’s newfound lesbian identity.
Awards/Screenings include: Atlanta INTL Film Festival; Malta INTL Film Festival; Cinema Jove, Spain; Bilbao INTL Short Film Festival; Bombay INTL Film Festival.
A VOICE FROM THE STREETS - (Director, Cinematographer, Editor) A POV/Subjective account of an individual living on the streets of LA.
Awards/Screenings include: National Educational Film & Video Festival (Silver Apple), CA; Jack Sauter Award for documentary achievement.
BARI-ELLEN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? - (Director, Cinematographer, Editor) An autobiographical exploration of growing up with a sister who suffers from Rett Syndrome.
Awards/Screenings include: National Educational Film & Video Festival (Silver Apple), CA; The Dore Schary Awards (3rd Place), NY.
TELEVISION
TRAUMA: LIFE IN THE ER (2 x 60’) - New York Times Television for TLC - (Video Journalist) Emmy Award-winning emergency room reality series.
