The feature film I have made about a creative band, ‘The Frames In The Deep Shade’, is out now on DVD. It was No.4 in the Irish charts in the first week of release so it has been a proud moment. It all began as the simplest most informal chat after a Swell Season gig in 2010 about making an art film…. I’m sure there are a few questions to answer. Why did it take so long?

2018 Note - I’ve added some unreleased artwork to this post when I was fixing a few bugs on the site including a lush poster by Nick Jeeves that was developed early on in the design process

I visited the superb Man Ray exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery last week and was reminded of the outakes from a portrait session I did with Glen Hansard in 2012 where we solarised some of the images.

After a short tease we have released the trailer for my feature length film about the Irish band The Frames

The wonderful John Smith with Glen Hansard and The Frames singing ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’ In the Union Chapel in London. September 2012