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 several episodes from the television series Room 104. Her films often center around mysticism, spirituality and psychology, and the surreal.[4]

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 Toronto Film Festival and stars Rami Malek, DJ Qualls, and Kate Lyn Sheil.[10]

Smith later 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 television adaptation of the film Hanna.[12][13]

In 2019, she directed one episode of the television adaptation of the novel Looking for Alaska.

References
  1. "Interview: Writer/Director Sarah Adina Smith on BUSTER’S MAL HEART". Daily Dead, 5/8/2017 | Heather Wixson
  2. "WME Signs Director Sarah Adina Smith Ahead Of Toronto Fest". Deadline Hollywood, Anita Busch, August 10, 2016
  3. "Indie Focus: Seeing with fresh eyes in 'The Lovers,' 'Risk' and 'Buster's Mal Heart'". Los Angeles Times, By Mark Olsen, May 07, 2017
  4. "Film Review: ‘The Midnight Swim’". 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". MovieMaker Magazine, By May Zhang on September 29, 2015
  7. "Tribeca 2017 Women Directors: Meet Sarah Adina Smith — “Buster’s Mal Heart”". Women and Hollywood, Laura Berger April 23, 2017
  8. "“The Midnight Swim” Takes Home Breakthrough Audience Award at AFI Fest". 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”". Moveable Fest, May 7, 2017 by Stephen Saito
  10. "Offbeat indie 'Buster's Mal Heart' showcases Rami Malek's gifts". Los Angeles Times, By Robert Abele, May 04, 2017
  11. "Film Review: ‘Unlovable’". Variety, March 14, 2018
  12. "‘The Killing’ Duo Mireille Enos & Joel Kinnaman, Esme Creed-Miles To Star In ‘Hanna’ TV Series Adaptation For Amazon". Nellie Andreeva • February 8, 2018
  13. Holloway, Daniel (May 23, 2017). "Amazon Orders 'Hanna' Series From NBCUniversal International Studios". Retrieved Sep 5, 2019.
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