Michael V. Smith

Michael V. Smith

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Michael V. Smith is a queer writer, performer and Associate Professor teaching Creative Writing in the interdisciplinary department of Creative Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna, BC. Smith is an MFA grad from UBC’s Creative Writing program (1998).

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The Hook Up 2019 (5)

An experimental documentary featuring four gay men from two different generations: two nearing age 70 and two 20-somethings. Striking close-up visuals create a powerful sense of intimacy and connection as the men discuss how hooking up has (and has not) evolved for gay men.
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Invitation 2007

Continuing his performance-based documentary work, Michael V. Smith has created a confessional nude dance video. Invitation chronicles the artist’s relationship to his body, welcoming the audience to celebrate and bear witness.
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I dream a queer allegory 2021

Check this. We're in a house / deep in the woods. I’m trying / to talk a committee-sized group— / maybe five—into having sex. / Nobody's going for it, / despite wild times before. / Maybe desire is dead?
Michael V. Smith

Michael V. Smith

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H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds 2005 (6.1)

This movie is a faithful adaptation of H. G. Well's book, set in the 19th century.