Gerard Smyth
Gerard Smyth began his screen career in 1969 as a cameraman for state television. Since adding directing to his busy slate, he has made documentaries on everything from the disabled (TV series Inside Out) to the arts. Smyth hit the big screen in 2011 with When a City Falls, his acclaimed, keenly watched account of the quakes in hometown Christchurch. Over the following decade, he worked on sequel When a City Rises. Smyth has also made dozens of short videos covering Canterbury stories and topics. Winner of a Best Director Award for When a City Falls, Smyth was also nominated for his earlier documentaries about cinematographer Alun Bollinger (Barefoot Cinema) and author turned philanthropist Jean Watson (Aunty and the Star People).
...this is the story of the people of Christchurch, living through their hardest year. And it's the film they deserve. At once a celebration of endurance and a lament of loss, it will still be being watched 50 years from now. David Larsen, reviewing When a City Falls, The Listener, 28 November 2011
When a City Rises
2020, Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Producer - Film
Aunty and the Star People
2014, Director, Writer, Director, Writer - Film
When a City Falls
2011, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer - Film
Media7 - Series Seven, Episode 13
2011, Subject - Television
Barefoot Cinema
2008, Director, Producer, Cinematographer - Television
The Waimate Conspiracy
2006, Cinematographer, As: Dave the Cameraman - Film
Artsville
2006, Director - Television
Radio with Pictures
1978 - 79, Director - Television
Romper Room
1978 - 1979, Director - Television
TV One News
1969 - 1981, Camera - Television
Popco
1972 - 1975, Camera - Television
On Camera - Rolf Harris
1970, Camera - Television
On Camera
1967 - 1974, Camera - Television
Town and Around
1969, Camera (Christchurch) - Television
In the Nature of Things
1969 - 1974, Camera - Television