Chuck Smith is a New York-based documentary filmmaker, television producer and author. He created a 48-minute film ''Forrest Bess: Key to the Riddle'' in 1999 about the artist

Forrest Bess Forrest Clemenger Bess (October 5, 1911 – November 10, 1977) was an American painter and fisherman. He was discovered and promoted by the art dealer Betty Parsons. He is known for his abstract, symbol-laden paintings based on what he called ...

. It featured Willem Dafoe as the voice of Bess and was co-directed by

Ari Marcopoulos Ari Marcopoulos (born Aristos) is an American self-taught photographer, adventurer and film artist. Born in the Netherlands, he is best known for presenting work showcasing elusive subcultures, including artists, snowboarders and musicians. He liv ...

. His 2018 film ''Barbara Rubin & the Exploding NY Underground'' was a biographical documentary about the 1960s experimental filmmaker and scene-maker

Barbara Rubin Barbara Rubin (1945–1980) was an American filmmaker and performance artist. She is best known for her landmark 1963 underground film ''Christmas on Earth''. Life and career Barbara Rubin grew up in the Cambria Heights neighborhood of Queens, ...

. The film won the 2018 Metropolis Competition at the DOC NYC film festival. Smith's publications include a Forrest Bess book that was published by powerHouse Books in 2013 with a Foreword by Robert Thurman, and ''Film Culture 80: The Legend of Barbara Rubin'' (2019) co-edited with Jonas Mekas and published by Spector Books.

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