Gerard Smyth began his screen career in 1969 as a cameraman for state TV. Since turning director he has made documentaries on everything from the disabled (many for TV series Inside Out) to the arts. Qantas-nominated for his doco on cinematographer Alun Bollinger, Smyth made his feature debut with When a City Falls, an acclaimed account of the quakes in hometown Christchurch. He followed it with Jean Watson doco 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, Listener, 28 November 2011
2014, Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer - Film
2011, Producer, Writer, Director, Cinematographer - Film
2011, Subject - Television
2008, Director, Producer, Cinematographer - Television
2006, As: Dave the Cameraman, Cinematographer - Film
2006, Director - Television
1978 - 79, Director - Television
1978 - 1979, Director - Television
1969 - 1981, Camera - Television
1972 - 1975, Camera - Television
1970, Subject - Television
1967 - 1974, Camera - Television
1969, Camera (Christchurch) - Television
1969 - 1974, Camera - Television
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