Sarah Adina Smith

Sarah Adina Smith is an American film writer, director, and editor.[1][2] Films she has directed include Buster's Mal Heart (2016),[3] and The Midnight Swim (2014). She also directed two episodes from the television series Room 104. Her films often center around mysticism, spirituality and psychology, and the surreal.[4]

Sarah Adina Smith
Smith in 2019
Occupations
  • Director
  • writer
  • editor

Early life and education

Smith was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. She graduated from Poudre High School in 2001, and studied philosophy at Columbia University in New York.[5]

Career

Smith's first feature as director, The Midnight Swim, was released in 2014. The film was noted for its shifts in visual style,[6] and won six awards on the festival circuit, including the audience award from AFI Fest.[7][8]

Her sophomore feature, Buster's Mal Heart,[9] premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and stars Rami Malek, DJ Qualls, and Kate Lyn Sheil.[10]

Smith co-wrote the screenplay for the film Unlovable, which screened at the SXSW festival in 2018.[11]

In 2018 Smith was chosen to direct the first two episodes of television adaptation of the film Hanna.[12][13] In 2019, she directed one episode of the television adaptation of the novel Looking for Alaska.

She wrote and directed the 2021 film Birds of Paradise[14] and the 2022 film The Drop.[15]

Filmography

Short films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor Notes
2006 Madura Yes Yes Yes Yes
2009 The Sirens Yes Yes No Yes
One Cup of Coffee Yes No Yes Yes
2016 Mother's Day Yes Yes No Yes Segment of Holidays

Feature films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Editor
2013 Goodbye World No Yes Yes No
2014 The Midnight Swim Yes Yes No Yes
2016 Buster's Mal Heart Yes Yes No Yes
2021 Birds of Paradise Yes Yes Yes No
2022 The Drop Yes Yes Yes Yes

Television
Year Title Director Executive
Producer		 Episodes
2017 Wrecked Yes No
  • "Tony Pepperoni"
  • "Sister Mercy"
Room 104 Yes No
  • "Ralphie"
  • "The Knockandoo"
2018 Legion Yes No
  • "Chapter 11"
2019 Hanna Yes Yes
  • "Forest"
  • "Friend"
Looking for Alaska Yes Yes
  • "Famous Last Words"

References
  1. "Interview: Writer/Director Sarah Adina Smith on BUSTER’S MAL HEART" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Dead, 5/8/2017 | Heather Wixson
  2. "WME Signs Director Sarah Adina Smith Ahead Of Toronto Fest" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Deadline Hollywood, Anita Busch, August 10, 2016
  3. "Indie Focus: Seeing with fresh eyes in 'The Lovers,' 'Risk' and 'Buster's Mal Heart'" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times, By Mark Olsen, May 07, 2017
  4. "Film Review: ‘The Midnight Swim’" Archived 2019-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, November 24, 2014. By Geoff Berkshire
  5. "Poudre High School alumna featured at the Lyric". Rocky Mountain Collegian, by Megan Fischer - July 9, 2015
  6. "Eye Piece: How Sarah Adina Smith Shot Three Visual Styles in Midnight Swim" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. MovieMaker Magazine, By May Zhang on September 29, 2015
  7. "Tribeca 2017 Women Directors: Meet Sarah Adina Smith — “Buster’s Mal Heart”" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Women and Hollywood, Laura Berger April 23, 2017
  8. "“The Midnight Swim” Takes Home Breakthrough Audience Award at AFI Fest" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Hollywood Times, By Rosemary Vega on November 14, 2014
  9. "Interview: Sarah Adina Smith on Climbing Mountains and Taming the Sea for “Buster’s Mal Heart”" Archived 2019-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Moveable Fest, May 7, 2017 by Stephen Saito
  10. "Offbeat indie 'Buster's Mal Heart' showcases Rami Malek's gifts" Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times, By Robert Abele, May 04, 2017
  11. "Film Review: ‘Unlovable’" Archived 2019-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, March 14, 2018
  12. "‘The Killing’ Duo Mireille Enos & Joel Kinnaman, Esme Creed-Miles To Star In ‘Hanna’ TV Series Adaptation For Amazon" Archived 2019-01-31 at the Wayback Machine. Nellie Andreeva • February 8, 2018
  13. Holloway, Daniel (May 23, 2017). "Amazon Orders 'Hanna' Series From NBCUniversal International Studios". Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved Sep 5, 2019.
  14. Coggan, Devan (30 September 2021). "How Sarah Adina Smith crafted her trippy ballet drama Birds of Paradise". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  15. Kennedy, Lisa (10 January 2023). "A Destination Wedding Mishap Upends a Young Couple's Parenting Plans". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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