Seth A. Smith

Seth A Smith (born 1977) is a Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the frontman for Dog Day and director of feature films The Crescent and Lowlife.

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." 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. 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. Smith was nominated for the Directors Guild of Canada's DGC Discovery Award.

His third feature film, Tin Can, premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in 2020, and his fourth, Permanent Damage, premiered in 2026 at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival.

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. Smith's other recording projects include film soundtracks, solo recordings, and a collaboration with indie musician Chad VanGaalen.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Spin". August 8, 2007. Archived from the original on 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  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. ↑ Clint Worthington, "Fantasia 2026: Permanent Damage, Godhead, Sour Minnows". RogerEbert.com, July 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ Gormely, Ian. "Dog Day". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Lowlife – Review". Weird Canada. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  13. ↑ Young, Adria (September 16, 2015). "Stream Chad VanGaalen and Seth Smith's Dark Electro Nightmare 'Seed of Dorzon'". Noisey/Vice.
  14. ↑ "Artist Talk: YORODEO". cbu.ca. Cape Breton University.