Carter Smith

Carter Smith (born September 6, 1971) is an American film director and fashion photographer.

Carter Smith
Born (1971-09-06) September 6, 1971
Bowdoinham, Maine, U.S.
OccupationFilm director
Fashion photographer

Life and career

A native of Bowdoinham, Maine, Smith moved to New York City after graduating from Mt. Ararat High School in 1989.[1] He enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology but later dropped out to pursue a career in fashion photography. Smith has shot photo spreads for Vogue, GQ, and W Magazine, as well as numerous celebrity photo shoots.[2] Smith began his career as a filmmaker directing commercials for clients such as Lancôme, Tommy Hilfiger and Tiffany's. In 2006, Smith directed the short horror film, Bugcrush, which was based on a short story by Scott Treleaven. The film won the Short Filmmaking Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Smith's next effort was his feature-film debut with a big-screen adaptation of Scott Smith's 2006 horror novel The Ruins. Smith's short film, Yearbook, debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.[3] Carter Smith is openly gay.[4]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. Bouchard, Stephanie. "His life is in 'Ruins'". Archived from the original on August 15, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  2. Amodeo, John (2008-04-03). "Out Director Carter Smith Helms "The Ruins"". EDGE Boston. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  3. Crabtree, Joel (2011-02-11). "Maine filmmaker Carter Smith's 'Yearbook' part of Sundance film festival — Living". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. "Tastemakers 2014: Filmmaker Carter Smith explains how sexuality affects how you see the world". 10 September 2014.
  5. Catsoulis, Jeannette (August 28, 2014). "A Friendship in Limbo – 'Jamie Marks Is Dead,' a Supernatural Thriller". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  6. Brennan, Matt (27 December 2019). "Gay L.A.? According to this movie, it's murder". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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