Miriam Smith (filmmaker)

Miriam Smith is a New Zealand filmmaker. Her films have twice won New Zealand Film Awards, in 2012 and 2017.

Biography

Smith studied film and English at the University of Auckland, graduating with a master's degree in screenwriting. She later studied at Binger Filmlab in the Netherlands.

Smith is a co-director, with Christopher Pryor, of production company Deer Heart Films. In 2016 Smith and Pryor received the Harriet Friedlander Residency.

Filmography

Year	Title	Genre	Role	Notes
2016	The Ground We Won	Documentary film	Writer and producer	Winner: 2016 Special Jury Prize at FIFO Tahiti Winner: 2017 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary
2012	How Far is Heaven	Documentary film	Co-director and producer	Winner: 2012 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary Cinematography
2010	Licked	Short film