Patrick William Smith

Patrick William Smith is an award-winning film, television, and commercial writer/director, producing national content for Disney, Adidas, Johnson & Johnson, Quicken Loans, Anheuser-Busch, Gillette, BANDAID, Penny Arcade, Microsoft, & Crest - among others. His production company and creative agency - Kiyo Films - specializes in connecting industry professionals across the globe on high-level projects for multinational clients. He is currently in post-production on Groundbreaking - an 8-episode dramedy series - as the creator, writer, director and producer. Patrick also works as a cinematographer, lensing narrative features, 3D films, television pilots and long-form series. He worked as the 3D cinematographer on the sci-fi series Hard Reset. His work has been exhibited at various international festivals such as Cannes, SXSW, Slamdance, Austin Film Festival, etc - and distributed on major broadcast platforms such as DirectTV, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, Microsoft Steam & Vudu. Prior to working in Hollywood, Patrick lived and taught at a school in Nagasaki, Japan. He has also served as a program director and university film professor - specializing in writing and directing.