Adam Smith

Adam Smith

Biography

Adam Smith is an award winning film, television drama, documentary and music video director. His filmmaking journey began as a teenager, making visuals for raves and nightclubs in a creative collective, which he co founded, called Vegetable Vision. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with The Chemical Brothers. Smith has worked with The Chemical Brothers since their first gig in 1994, designing the surreal and visionary video elements of their live shows. His music video for their song Galvanise won the Grand Jury Prize Award for Best Music Video at Resfest 2005. In 2012 Smith directed the critically acclaimed Chemical Brothers concert film Don't Think.

In 2007 Smith directed four episodes of the highly influential drama series Skins (Series 1). He followed this with six episodes of Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit, the multi Emmy award winning mini series for the BBC. In 2010 Smith directed Matt Smith's opening episode as Doctor Who, an instant hit with the shows worldwide viewers. Trespass Against Us marks Smith's debut as a feature film director.

British Film Institute (BFI)

Director

Movies
2016

Trespass Against Us

Series
2019

World on Fire

 

Episode 2 (S01E02)

 

Episode 1 (S01E01)

2010

Doctor Who

 

Flesh and Stone (S05E05)

 

The Time of Angels (S05E04)

 

The Eleventh Hour (S05E01)

2008

Little Dorrit

 

Episode 11 (E11)

 

Episode 10 (E10)

 

Episode 9 (E09)

  more episodes (3)
2007

Skins

 

Finale (S01E09)

 

Effy (S01E08)

 

Chris (S01E04)

 

Jal (S01E03)

Documentaries
2011

Chemical Brothers: Don't Think

Music videos
2019

The Chemical Brothers: Eve of Destruction

2005

The Chemical Brothers: Galvanize

Short
2013

Desire

2005

What Goes Up (Must Come Down)

Actor

Documentaries
2023

I Am Weekender

2005

Doctor Who Confidential (series)