Lydia B. Smith

Director / Producer

Lydia B. Smith has a long history of collaboration with the Producers on this project. Lydia directed, produced and wrote They're Just Kids, a 26 minute educational documentary showing how children with disabilities can positively affect our lives; A Legacy Revealed, a 40 minute historical documentary; Infiniti: Behind the Scenes; and a 20 minute biography Bill Lansing: A Tribute. Additionally she was Senior Producer on CNN's Soldiers of Peace: A Children's Crusade; Co-Producer and 2nd Unit Director of Photography on the CNN documentary The Mystery of the Arctic Rose; 2nd Unit Director of Photography on the PBS show, Stand Up; American Producer for Chilean TV's The Route of the Beringia; DP for Anthony Hopkins Teaches and more. In addition to her producing and directing career, Lydia has worked as a Camera Assistant and Operator on major motion pictures, national commercials and top music videos.

Lydia is the perfect Director/Producer for The Camino Documentary. She lived in Barcelona for over six years and speaks flawless Spanish, in addition to Italian and Catalan. She is an avid outdoorswoman and a lover of hiking and nature. Last spring, Lydia walked the entire 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago and has a deep understanding of the power of the pilgrimage and its captivating stories waiting to be told.