Being John Smith (John Smith, 2024)Since premiering in TIFF’s Wavelengths section last September, Being John Smith has been on a veritable victory lap of the festival circuit, picking up prizes at DOK Leipzig, the International Festival Signs of the Night in Urbino, Italy; and more. I spoke to Smith this past March in Paris, just after Being John Smith screened at Cinéma du réel. I sometimes feel disappointed when Being John Smith is shown and they talk about it being an autobiography. But Being John Smith was one of the most simple ones to make. Being John Smith does the same thing, working with still images but breaking the pattern with a few moving ones.