Sarah Adina Smith

American writer, editor, and director. Films she has directed include Buster's Mal Heart (2016), The Midnight Swim (2014), Room 104 (2017) and the 'Mother's Day' segment in the horror anthology Holidays (2016). Her films often center around mysticism, spirituality and psychology, and the surreal.

The Sirens (2009)

Two sisters take their terminally ill younger sister to die peacefully at a mysterious lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Abigail Chapin  •  Lily Chapin  •  April Eckfeld  •  Stella Dottir

Two sisters take their terminally ill younger sister to die peacefully at a mysterious lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Abigail Chapin  •  Lily Chapin  •  April Eckfeld  •  Stella Dottir

The Midnight Swim (2015)

Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home. They find themselves unable to let go and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Lindsay Burdge  •  Jennifer Lafleur  •  Aleksa Palladino  •  Beth Grant

Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home. They find themselves unable to let go and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Lindsay Burdge  •  Jennifer Lafleur  •  Aleksa Palladino  •  Beth Grant

Buster's Mal Heart (2017)

An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Rami Malek  •  DJ Qualls  •  Kate Lyn Sheil  •  Toby Huss

An eccentric mountain man on the run from the local sheriff recalls the mysterious events that brought him to his present fugitive state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Rami Malek  •  DJ Qualls  •  Kate Lyn Sheil  •  Toby Huss

Holidays (2016)

An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith  •  Gary Shore  •  Nicholas McCarthy  •  Kevin Kölsch  •  Dennis Widmyer  •  Scott Stewart  •  Sarah Adina Smith  •  Anthony Scott Burns  •  Adam Egypt Mortimer
CAST:  Harley Quinn Smith  •  Lorenza Izzo  •  Seth Green  •  Clare Grant

An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Smith  •  Gary Shore  •  Nicholas McCarthy  •  Kevin Kölsch  •  Dennis Widmyer  •  Scott Stewart  •  Sarah Adina Smith  •  Anthony Scott Burns  •  Adam Egypt Mortimer
CAST:  Harley Quinn Smith  •  Lorenza Izzo  •  Seth Green  •  Clare Grant

Clean (2005)

When Mariel falls into Peter's life, he becomes diverted from his routine of mindless trysts to discover a heretofore, unfelt desire to nest. An urban love fable about finding oneself by losing one's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nina Chernik
CAST:  William S. Caleo  •  Russ Salmon  •  Ivan Sandomire  •  Sarah Adina Smith

When Mariel falls into Peter's life, he becomes diverted from his routine of mindless trysts to discover a heretofore, unfelt desire to nest. An urban love fable about finding oneself by losing one's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nina Chernik
CAST:  William S. Caleo  •  Russ Salmon  •  Ivan Sandomire  •  Sarah Adina Smith

Birds of Paradise (2021)

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Kristine Froseth  •  Diana Silvers  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Solomon Golding

Two dancers at an elite ballet academy in Paris must compete for a contract to join the highly coveted Opéra National de Paris as they confront their competitive nature, sexual awakenings and how far they would go to win.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Kristine Froseth  •  Diana Silvers  •  Jacqueline Bisset  •  Solomon Golding

Something in the Dirt (2022)

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Benson  •  Aaron Moorhead
CAST:  Aaron Moorhead  •  Justin Benson  •  Sarah Adina Smith  •  Wanjiru M. Njendu

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Benson  •  Aaron Moorhead
CAST:  Aaron Moorhead  •  Justin Benson  •  Sarah Adina Smith  •  Wanjiru M. Njendu

The Drop (2022)

A seemingly happy married couple confronts a test of their marriage when one of them drops a baby while at a destination wedding at a tropical island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Anna Konkle  •  Jermaine Fowler  •  Aparna Nancherla  •  Jillian Bell

A seemingly happy married couple confronts a test of their marriage when one of them drops a baby while at a destination wedding at a tropical island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sarah Adina Smith
CAST:  Anna Konkle  •  Jermaine Fowler  •  Aparna Nancherla  •  Jillian Bell