Clarke M. Smith Wiki

 Clarke M. Smith has officially been making films since 1985, which started with clay animation as far back as 1979. In college he studied film and television. Post-graduation, to date he has directed 19 short films, a few music videos, and a feature film called “The Ethereal Plane”. It had success in film festivals (winner at the Big MiniDV Film Festival) and foreign distribution in Asia.

Notable films include “Crazy Joe” (nominated for best actor at the 2013 San Diego Film Awards) and “Stover Hill" (2nd place winner at the 2014 San Diego Fall Film Festival). Also, his 1985 student film “The Lurking” won Best Oldie But Goodie at the 2016 San Diego Film Week.  Another directorial effort “The Loyal Remnant” was made for the 168 Film Project and received nominations at the 2017 San Diego Film Awards for makeup and costume.  That same year, Clarke edited one of the True San Diego Film projects, “Coming and Going in Vegas”.

In 2018, he re-teamed with Randy Davison for a short called “You Are Me", which deals with cloning and terminal illness. The film also features Annie Willett and Larry Poole. Also in the works is an ambitious ghost feature called “Wandering Shadows”, and a wrapper feature called “Mystery Highway”.

Pima College Years (1985-1986)
Films made in 1985: "A Short Basketball Practice", "The Stalker", and "The Lurking". This was the first time Smith had picked up a video camera and tried his hand at video filmmaking (having only previously created 8mm films and stop motion projects).

University of Arizona Years (1987-1992)
Bigger scoped films were made in college in Tucson, AZ. Most noteworthy was "Contamination" and "Arizona Smith and the Lost Ore House". The final project was "Specimen". Also of note, was a return to shooting in film for 3 shorts.

Connecticut Years (1995-2009)
More films followed after college, including Smith's first feature “The Ethereal Plane” which landed a foreign distribution deal, and was available on Amazon Prime for a number of years.

San Diego Years (2009-Present)
A huge leap in quality and production teams, Smith finally got the chance to work with a DP, and HD video quality, first with "Crazy Joe". More films followed as well as awards, for films "Stover Hill" and "You Are Me".

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