Cauleen Smith (born September 25, 1967) is an American born filmmaker
and multimedia artist. She is best known for her experimental works
that address the African-American identity, specifically the issues
facing black women today. Smith is best known for her feature film
Drylongso. Smith currently teaches in the School of Art at the
California Institute of the Arts.In 1991 Smith completed her B.A in
Cinema at San Francisco State University. While a student there, she
completed several films, two of which received a lot of attention:
Daily Rains, which was completed in 1990, and Chronicles of a Lying
Spirit by Kelly Gabron, which was fully completed in 1993.Once she
finished her B.A., Smith was accepted into M.F.A. program at UCLA. Her
work there gained worldwide recognition. In her second year of the
program, Smith decided to shoot a feature-length film titled
Drylongso. However, it was against UCLA’s rules for film students to
shoot feature-length films, "and for good reason, you don’t know
what you are doing!" as Smith has said. She was, after some struggles,
able to complete the film, and it got a significant amount of
attention at the Sundance Film Festival, and took home several Best
Film awards from other festivals, mentioned below. In 1998, Smith
graduated from UCLA with her M.F.A. and a growing reputation as an
up-and-coming force in the film industry.
and multimedia artist. She is best known for her experimental works
that address the African-American identity, specifically the issues
facing black women today. Smith is best known for her feature film
Drylongso. Smith currently teaches in the School of Art at the
California Institute of the Arts.In 1991 Smith completed her B.A in
Cinema at San Francisco State University. While a student there, she
completed several films, two of which received a lot of attention:
Daily Rains, which was completed in 1990, and Chronicles of a Lying
Spirit by Kelly Gabron, which was fully completed in 1993.Once she
finished her B.A., Smith was accepted into M.F.A. program at UCLA. Her
work there gained worldwide recognition. In her second year of the
program, Smith decided to shoot a feature-length film titled
Drylongso. However, it was against UCLA’s rules for film students to
shoot feature-length films, "and for good reason, you don’t know
what you are doing!" as Smith has said. She was, after some struggles,
able to complete the film, and it got a significant amount of
attention at the Sundance Film Festival, and took home several Best
Film awards from other festivals, mentioned below. In 1998, Smith
graduated from UCLA with her M.F.A. and a growing reputation as an
up-and-coming force in the film industry.
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