What We Do
My name is Devon "Vonnie" Smith. I am Filmmaker and Documentary-centered artist and Film professor at the Southern Methodist University. I am currently based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
About
Devon "Vonnie" Smith (b.1991, NorthSide Milwaukee, WI) is a research-based cultural worker, who. uses various modes of documentary production to preserve Black diasporic histories, with intentions of disrupting and dismantling systems of erasure. His cinema practice deviates from conventional forms of storytelling and narrative, and instead utilizes experiential aesthetics to engage viewers and participants in the work. Vonnie is currently based in Dallas-Fort Worth with his wife and three children. He is a Professor of Practice in Film Production at the Southern Methodist University.
Featured Work
Don't Mess with Mill City
Noticing the blight consuming her Mill City neighborhood, Ms. Alendra Lyons confronts these system barriers by developing various community revitalization programs for South Dallas residents.
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