Gregorio Smith
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Gregorio Smith is an independent filmmaker and writer. His writing career began with a two-year stint as the News Editor for WBMB Baruch College Radio. Outside the station Gregorio also wrote and staged several one-act plays and served as a contributing entertainment correspondent for the college newspaper.
After earning a BBA in Operations Management from Baruch College
, Gregorio wrote several screenplays including The Staten Island Catapult
which was adapted into an award-winning documentary in 2005. The same year also yielded the completion of his first novel entitled, Birds.
A second documentary, Bootleg This Movie premiered in 2007.
Smithkraft Productions, an independent multimedia production company was founded by Gregorio in 2003 and is headquartered in Brooklyn
, New York.
A documentary feature adaptation of his novel Birds premiered at the Anthology Film Archives
February 2010. 'Birds' was also an official selection of the Denver Underground Film Festival. A documentary short entitled, What Birds Eat premiered during the NewFilmmaker Series at the Anthology Film Archives
in November 2007.
He is currently working on his first full-length documentary tentatively titled "Truth Be Told".
After earning a BBA in Operations Management from Baruch College
Baruch College
Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
, Gregorio wrote several screenplays including The Staten Island Catapult
Staten Island Catapult
The Staten Island Catapult is a 2005 documentary about a disgruntled commuter and his proposal to build a catapult that launches individuals from Staten Island to Downtown Manhattan in 5 minutes...
which was adapted into an award-winning documentary in 2005. The same year also yielded the completion of his first novel entitled, Birds.
A second documentary, Bootleg This Movie premiered in 2007.
Smithkraft Productions, an independent multimedia production company was founded by Gregorio in 2003 and is headquartered in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York.
A documentary feature adaptation of his novel Birds premiered at the Anthology Film Archives
Anthology Film Archives
__notoc__Anthology Film Archives is a film archive and theater located at 32 Second Avenue on the corner of East Second Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City devoted to the preservation and exhibition of experimental film. It is the only non-profit organization of its...
February 2010. 'Birds' was also an official selection of the Denver Underground Film Festival. A documentary short entitled, What Birds Eat premiered during the NewFilmmaker Series at the Anthology Film Archives
Anthology Film Archives
__notoc__Anthology Film Archives is a film archive and theater located at 32 Second Avenue on the corner of East Second Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City devoted to the preservation and exhibition of experimental film. It is the only non-profit organization of its...
in November 2007.
He is currently working on his first full-length documentary tentatively titled "Truth Be Told".