Zero Hours is a nightmarish thriller about a day-in-the-life of delivery driver Sonny. Exhausted, broke and desperate for time off, Sonny hates his stressful job. Sonny’s on a promise to make their first baby scan, but has hundreds of deliveries to make before then - or he could lose his job, and the van. The…
A young projectionist discovers that the horrors she watches on screen... might just have invaded reality. Unreel is a short macabre horror film about the death of cinema. WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY / C.I. Smith PRODUCED BY / Simon Alexander PRODUCTION COMPANY / Cult Modern
Ballad Of The Green Man Feature documentary unearthing the enigmatic ‘Green Man’. An unruly odyssey of art, activism, performance and ritual exploring the rise of the Green Man in our collective consciousness. Ballad Of The Green Man is a spirited reflection on our relationship with nature, national identity, land ownership, environmental action, and the enduring…
Unholy Island is a supernatural horror television series, channelling the ancient dark energies and present-day fears of this strange, divided land we foolishly call “The United Kingdom”. Written by Adam Butcher and Christopher Ian Smith, each episode is set somewhere in modern-day Britain, and introduces a new cast of characters whose lives are about…
Magic Party Place x New Town Utopia Magic Party Place x New Town Utopia is an exhibition of photography, video and film by artists CJ Clarke & Christopher Ian Smith. It has been exhibited at the Sharjah Biennale, Beirut, Format Photography Festival, Derby and Rich Mix, London. Displaced and dislocated. Terminal ideologies. The ruins of Europe behind…
New Town Utopia is publication of photography, thought and poetry. A companion work to the documentary project that further explores the British new town experiment. It features photography and poetry inspired by the town of Basildon, Essex, an introduction by the artist Christopher Ian Smith and essays and thought pieces from writers and journalists…
New Town Utopia is a story of utopian dreams and concrete realities – a feature documentary about the British new town of Basildon, Essex. Featuring the voice of Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge, Iris). Directed by Christopher Ian Smith (Arterial, Cumulus) and Executive Produced by Margaret Matheson (Scum, Sid and Nancy, Sleep Furiously). After…