Come celebrate Kevin Smith&rsquo\;s birthday for an exclusive screening and Q&\;A of \;Dogma \;with the one and only Kevin Smith!
\n\nKevin Smith is an American filmmaker\, actor\, comedian\, comic book writer\, author\, YouTuber\, \; \;and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film \;Clerks \;(1994)\, which he wrote\, directed\, co-produced\, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo \;Jay and Silent Bob. \;Clerks \;won the &ldquo\;Award of the Youth&rdquo\; and the &ldquo\;Mercedes-Benz Award&rdquo\; at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival\, the &ldquo\;Filmmakers Trophy&rdquo\; at the Sundance Film Festival and was \;nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards (Best First Feature\, Best First Screenplay and \;Jeff Anderson for Best Debut Performance). \;
\n\nThe film \;Jay and Silent Bob \;also appeared in Smith&rsquo\;s later films \;Mallrats\, Chasing Amy\, Dogma\, \;Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back\, \;Clerks II\, \;Jay and Silent Bob Reboot\, and \;Clerks III \;which are set \;primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential\, the films have crossover \;plot elements\, character references\, and a shared canon known as the &ldquo\;View Askewniverse&rdquo\;\, \;named after Smith&rsquo\;s production company View Askew Productions\, which he co-founded with \;Scott Mosier. \;
\n\nSince 2011\, Smith has mostly made horror films\, including \;Red State \;(2011) and the &ldquo\;comedy \;horror films&rdquo\; \;Tusk \;(2014) and \;Yoga Hosers \;(2016)\, two in a planned series of three such films set in Canada dubbed the True North trilogy. \;
\n\nIn 2024\, Smith released \;The 4:30 Movie \;via Saban and in May of 2025 \;Dogma \;returns to the Cannes Film Festival as part of their Cannes Classics Program. \;
\n\nSmith owns Jay and Silent Bob&rsquo\;s Secret Stash in Red Bank\, New Jersey\, a comic bookstore which \;became the setting for the reality television show Comic Book Men (2012&mdash\;2018). As a \; \;podcaster\, Smith co-hosts several shows on his SModcast Podcast Network\, including \;SModcast\, Fatman Beyond\, and the live show \;Hollywood Babble-On. He is known for \;participating in long\, humorous Q&\;A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release\, beginning \;with \;An Evening with Kevin Smith.
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