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Adam Smith(CLXXXIX)

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Adam Austin Smith is a filmmaker from the "Bootheel" of Missouri. He writes and directs narrative films that blend southern gothic with sharp satire. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, he now calls Milwaukee home, where he operates as Wishing Whales LLC. He is the founder of Voices Off Paper, a live screenplay table read workshop hosted as part of the Wisconsin Production Collective.
BornJanuary 16, 1997
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Aroma-Vision (2026)
    Aroma-Vision
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2026
    Jordan Dennis, Patti Meadors, and Mae Baustert in Shot Night (2022)
    Shot Night
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    The Redacted States of America (2025)
    The Redacted States of America
    Short
    • Director
    • 2025
    Ally Wukitsch and Michael Reitano in After a Date with Anxiety (2022)
    After a Date with Anxiety
    Short
    • Director
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Production Department

    • Spider-Gwen: Last Dance
      • production assistant
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Patton Oswalt in Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch (2026)
      Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch
      6.9
      TV Special
      • production assistant
      • 2026
    • Tony Shalhoub in Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread (2025)
      Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread
      7.3
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2025
    • Jon Taffer in Bar Rescue (2011)
      Bar Rescue
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2025
    • Jeffrey Mowery in NFL Monday Night Football (1970)
      NFL Monday Night Football
      8.2
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2022–2024
    • The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (2020)
      The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
      6.9
      TV Series
      • production assistant: Local
      • 2024
    • Jess Pryles in Hardcore Carnivore (2024)
      Hardcore Carnivore
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2024
    • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
      The Daily Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • production assistant: Local
      • 2024
    • Top Chef (2006)
      Top Chef
      7.7
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2024
    • Last Chance Kitchen (2016)
      Last Chance Kitchen
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • production assistant
      • 2024
    • Mending (2024)
      Mending
      Short
      • key production assistant
      • 2024
    • Holly Madison in The Playboy Murders (2023)
      The Playboy Murders
      6.5
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2024
    • NFL Thursday Night Football (2006)
      NFL Thursday Night Football
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2022

    Director

    • The Redacted States of America (2025)
      The Redacted States of America
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Wave Chapelle and Kyle Albertson in The Bridge: Wrestling in Milwaukee (2025)
      The Bridge: Wrestling in Milwaukee
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Jordan Dennis, Patti Meadors, and Mae Baustert in Shot Night (2022)
      Shot Night
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Ally Wukitsch and Michael Reitano in After a Date with Anxiety (2022)
      After a Date with Anxiety
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Matt Woodard, Alan Newton, and Evan Irwin in The BV Tapes (2021)
      The BV Tapes
      Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • We Are All Doomed (2020)
      We Are All Doomed
      Video
      • Director (as Adam A. Smith)
      • 2020
    • A Date with Anxiety (2019)
      A Date with Anxiety
      Short
      • Director (as Adam A. Smith)
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Aroma-Vision (2026)
      Aroma-Vision
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2026
    • The Redacted States of America (2025)
      The Redacted States of America
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2025
    • Jordan Dennis, Patti Meadors, and Mae Baustert in Shot Night (2022)
      Shot Night
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2022–2023
    • Ally Wukitsch and Michael Reitano in After a Date with Anxiety (2022)
      After a Date with Anxiety
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Matt Woodard, Alan Newton, and Evan Irwin in The BV Tapes (2021)
      The BV Tapes
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • A Date with Anxiety (2019)
      A Date with Anxiety
      Short
      • Writer (as Adam A. Smith)
      • 2019
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Wishing Whales LLC
    • Alternative name
      • Adam A. Smith
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • January 16, 1997
      • Lewistown, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Patti MeadorsApril 26, 2020 - present
    • Other works
      Podcast: Changing Roads - "Silver Screen and Black Tops: The Relationship of Cinema and Travel"

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