Jack Smith

Born in 1932 in Columbus, USA, he was a pioneer for both underground cinema and the performance art scene. He grew up in Texas, where he made his first film, Buzzards over Baghdad (1952). Also presented by J. Hoberman, Bafici ‘01 screened Flaming Creatures, the feature Normal Love (1963) and the short film Scotch Tape (1959-62). He died in New York in 1989.