Person
Alan McIntyre Smith
Directing
Biography
Alan worked his way up the indie film ladder from production assistant to Gaffer to cinematographer and director, working on films such as Happiness, The Station Agent, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, A VIGILANTE, Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues, and many others. You won’t find him in the credits, but he also worked many days as an additional electric on The Royal Tenenbaums, A Beautiful Mind, and Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. After decades on set, Alan got a chance to direct a feature film, Stargazer, which played a dozen film festivals, winning awards for acting, cinematography, editing, music, and directing. It was released in 2024 and is available to rent on Apple, Amazon, YouTube, Google Play. Or watch for free with ads on PLEX. Alan is currently developing narrative projects and directing documentaries and music videos, and continues to shoot projects as a cinematographer. He writes a weekly cinematography newsletter: https://wtfstop.substack.com/ His website: https://www.alanfilmmaker.com
Known for

A Vigilante
Director of Photography

Haunting on Fraternity Row
Director of Photography
Hope
Cinematography

Stargazer
Director
Two Night Stand Two
Cinematography

Loserville
Director of Photography

Roe v. Wade
Director of Photography

Beautiful Darling
Additional Director of Photography

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Gaffer

The Girl from Monday
Gaffer
Filmography
- 2023StargazerDirector
- 2023HopeCinematography
- 2021Roe v. WadeDirector of Photography
- 2021Making the DayCamera Operator
- 2019A VigilanteDirector of Photography
- 2018Haunting on Fraternity RowDirector of Photography
- 2016No Beast So FierceDirector of Photography
- 2016LoservilleDirector of Photography
- 2015My First MiracleCinematography
- 2013White RabbitDirector of Photography
- 2012The Ogre's FeathersCinematography
- 2011Two Night Stand TwoCinematography
- 2010Beautiful DarlingAdditional Director of Photography
- 2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonGaffer
- 2005Two Night StandCinematography
- 2005The Girl from MondayGaffer
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