Directing
Orla Smith
Department: Directing
Biography
Orla is a filmmaker based in London who documents her life, using filmmaking as a form of therapy to varying degrees of success. She also produces nonfiction and “live cinema”, and co-founded the documentary festival The Creative Nonfiction Film Weekend (CNFW).
Known For
Prominent works featuring Orla Smith
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Plane Film
2026
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Checking In
2020
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Goodbye, World
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Edinburgh '25
2026
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Tube Film
2025
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Papercut
2022
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Burden of Other People's Dreams
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Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede
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Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (26 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Plane Film | Self | Movie | 2026 |
| Plane Film | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Plane Film | Editor | Movie | 2026 |
| Plane Film | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Edinburgh '25 | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Edinburgh '25 | Editor | Movie | 2026 |
| Burden of Other People's Dreams: Chapter One – Ganymede | Producer | Movie | 2026 | |
 | Tube Film | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
| Tube Film | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| Tube Film | Editor | Movie | 2025 |
| Tube Film | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Papercut | Self | Movie | 2022 |
| Papercut | Director | Movie | 2022 |
| Papercut | Editor | Movie | 2022 |
| Papercut | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
| Papercut | Sound Designer | Movie | 2022 |
| Papercut | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Checking In | Voiceover | Movie | 2020 |
| Checking In | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| Checking In | Sound Designer | Movie | 2020 |
| Checking In | Cinematography | Movie | 2020 |
| Checking In | Editor | Movie | 2020 |
 | Goodbye, World | Producer | Movie | — |
| Goodbye, World | Editor | Movie | — |
| Goodbye, World | Sound Designer | Movie | — |
 | Burden of Other People's Dreams | Producer | Movie | — |