Award-winning Independent Investigative Documentary Filmmaker
feature documentary: THE LINE WE CROSSED
A British story of dissent, drawn from the frontlines of climate resistance. Through the experiences of those who stood in defiance, it traces the quiet unraveling of our protest rights. Currently on release in cinemas and community centres across the UK.
feature documentary: THE CONSPIRACISTS
A convicted “Jan 6” felon takes a British filmmaker and an American ethnographer on a road trip and attempts to convert them to her world of conspiracy theories. The film is currently being shown at film festivals and won the award for “Best Feature Documentary” at The Miami Women Film Festival and an “Exceptional Merit” award at Documentaries Without Borders. It is planned for release across cinemas and community centres across the UK in winter 2025.
feature documentary: I AM GEN Z
I Am Gen Z explores how the digital revolution is impacting our society, our brains and mental health, how the forces driving it are working against humanity and have put us on a dangerous trajectory that has huge ramifications for this first generation growing up with mobile digital technology. The film premiered at CPH:DOX and it won the award for Best Feature Film at The Lower East Side Film Festival. It is currently available for streaming.
feature documentary: THE HUMANITARIANS (Working Title)
The right to asylum is under threat. Anti-immigration sentiment is on the rise. Thousands are risking their lives on the sea or crossing land borders in a bid to find safety. What would you do if you were in their shoes and discovered there was nowhere safe to go? An investigative film that digs deep into this gnarly, complex issue that is driving us apart. This film is planned for release in 2026.
WRITING
Liz publishes her written work on Substack
performance art: WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD?
Liz is the show host and co-producer of What’s Going On In Your Head? It explores the secret inner workings of the mind through performance art and discussion.
Liz Smith 