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2024 - 

January - My pilot INDUSTRY REFERRAL ONLY was a semi-finalist for NBC Universal's 2024-2025 TV Writers Program

May -  NEXT OF KIN (Directed, wrote, and acted in) screened at CAAMFest 2024 in San Francisco (formerly San Francisco - Asian American International Film Festival)

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Next screening: CAAMFest 2024 (SF Premiere)

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PRESS
The Filipino American Post - Kyrie Sisamet

"Confronting and combatting deeply-rooted stigmas, particularly within the LGBTQ+ and AAPI communities is challenging, but crucial. Acclaimed filmmaker Timothy Guion Smith masterfully approaches such generational and cultural complexities of living with HIV/AIDS while being Filipino in his trailblazing short film, “Next of Kin,” which follows his captivating performance after a painful rejection alongside Joan Almedilla as his also HIV positive mother.

Elevated with his heartfelt portrayal, Timothy’s poignant narrative offers a brief, but tender and nuanced look into the dynamics that come with navigating these layered identities, and the discussions it takes to battle their associated prejudices.
 

Timothy’s pioneering film was met with a tremendously overwhelming response at San Francisco’s CAAMFest 2024, and we had the amazing opportunity to chat with him on what the impact of “Next of Kin” means for the future of intersectional queer AAPI cinema, for overcoming stigmas, and for its significance in encouraging such constructive cultural conversations."

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FILM STILLS

Overkill is making its way through the film festival circuit and continues to win Best Short or Best Horror Short.

Previous Highlights - 

  • Catalina Film Festival - Wes Craven's FRIGHT NIGHT (opening screening before

    'A Nightmare on Elm Street')  

  • Nashville Film Festival 

  • Big Apple Film Festival - Best Short Film

  • NOLA Horror Film Fest

  • British Horror Film Festival - England

  • Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival - Ireland

  • Shriekfest - FL and CA - Best Horror Short

  • Rincon Intl' Film Fest - Puerto Rico - Audience Choice Best Horror Winner

  • Unrestricted View Horror Fest -   England

  • Be Afraid Horror Fest - Italy

  • Cryptshow Festival - Spain 

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