The Banishing Interview: Christopher Smith

Last Updated on July 6, 2022

Christopher Smith is a diverse is a filmmaker whose work has produced some of the best indie thrillers of the late 2000s. Between the great creature feature Creep, the twisted dark comedy of Severance, and the mind-bending Triangle, Smith is a talented director who doesn’t rely on making the same film repeatedly. 

With his latest foray into horror, this time with the historical horror film The Banishing (WATCH IT HERE – OWN IT HERE) and read our review (HERE), We were able to sit down with Christopher Smith over Zoom. We discussed The Banishing, his career as a filmmaker, and the impact and growing adoration for his indie thriller Triangle. Click the video above, and don’t forget to leave a comment below!

Directed by Christopher Smith and starring Jessica Brown Findlay, John Heffernan, Anya McKenna-Bruce, and Sean Harris, The Banishing has the following synopsis:

The Banishing tells the story of the most haunted house in England. In the 1930s, a young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret.