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 (1998). Smith currently teaches in the School of Art at the California Institute of the Arts.
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2025The Volcano ManifestoMovieDirector
2024The Deep West AssemblyMovieDirector
2022My CalderaMovieDirector2021SuffolkMovieDirector
2020Cinetracts '20MovieDirector
2019Egungun (Ancestor Can't Find Me)MovieDirector
2019SojournerMovieDirector2019PilgrimMovieDirector of Photography · Director2017Three Songs about LiberationMovieProducer · Director2017Sine at the Canyon Sine at the Sea (by Kelly Gabron)MovieDirector
2017Triangle TradeMovieDirector
2016Spirits of Rebellion: Black Cinema at UCLAMovieas Herself
2016Lessons in SemaphoreMovieDirector
2015Crow RequiemMovieDirector · Cinematography · Writer · Production Design · Sound · Editor
2015H-E-L-L-OMovieDirector
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2011Remote ViewingMovieDirector
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2005The Green DressMovieDirector
2001The Changing SameMovieDirector · Writer
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1999DrylongsoMovieDirector · Producer · Editor · Writer · Foley · ADR Recordist · Dialogue Editor · Sound Effects
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