DIRECTOR BIO:

Patrick Smith has written, produced, animated, and directed five award winning films from 2001-2008. Smith made his directorial debut for the Emmy nominated MTV series "Down-Town", continuing on to direct the popular animated series "Daria." His bizarre, morphing style tells symbolic stories of identity and emotion, and have extended beyond film. His Public Art Installations have earned the artist accolades outside the world of animation, his fine art is currently represented internationally by CVZ Contemporary Gallery in New York. Smith is a Senior Thesis advisor at the Pratt Institute in New York, a fellow with the New York Foundation of the Arts, and a curator for multiple international film and animation festivals. His studio is located in Tribeca, New York City.

Several DVD compilations including Smith's work are available at the Blend Films Store, and Amazon.

FILMOGRAPHY:

-2006 "Puppet"
-2004 "Handshake"
-2003 "Moving Along"
-2003 "Delivery"
-2002 "Chicken"
-2001 "Drink"
-1999 "Life" (collaborative)
-1995 "Swallow-Face"
-1994 "Oblivious"