Reel.

About.

Alexis Smith female producer director the collective RNZ female gold jacket brown hair

Director. Artist. Changemaker.

Multi-award winning and BBC-trained.

Filming a diverse spectrum of people around the world. Uniting us in the qualities that make us human - through sensitivity,  vulnerability and truth.

Documentary. web series. commercial. music video.

With an off-beat arthouse visual style, a progressive voice and a sprinkle of humour.

Telling stories that push boundaries artistically, appeal to a wide audience and leave the world a little better than before.

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Credits.

Director and Presenter - Out There (2024)

      (Loading Docs, Season 10, 13min short documentary)

Director - Unbreakable (2024)

      (TVNZ1 primetime, Season 3, 6x44min obs doc)

Director | Post Director - Te Ara - The Path (2023)

      (Festival release - 48min feature documentary, Stuff - 4x12min web series)

       ‘Best Adventure Short,’ Boulder International Film Festival 2024

‘People’s Choice Award,’ NZ Mountain Film Festival 2023

       ‘Special Jury Award,’ NZ Mountain Film Festival 2023

‘Award of Excellence,’ Impact Docs Awards 2024

Producer - Mann Friday - Hurricane (2022)

       (Music Video)

Director | Producer | Post Director - New Zealand Story (2022)

       (Commercial - Wrestler)

Director | Post Director - CarbonInvoice (2022)

       (Commercial - Wrestler)

Series Director | Post Director - The Collective (2021)

       (TVNZ, RNZ & Re:, 8x15min web series)

       ‘Award of Merit,’ IndieFEST Film Awards 2021

Post Director - The Block (2021)

       (Three, Season 9, 48x60min reality)

Producer - The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (2020)

       (Channel 5 & Worldwide, Series 2, 6x60min documentary)

Series Director | Post Director | DOP - High School (2019)

       (TVNZ 2, 8x30min obs doc)

Field Director | DOP - Dog Squad (2019)

       (TVNZ 1 & Worldwide, Series 10, 10x22min obs doc)                                                

Field Director | DOP - Dog Squad - Puppy School (2019)

       (TVNZ, 10x30min obs doc)                                                                 

Field Director | DOP - Generation What (2019)

       (TVNZ / Māori TV / Worldwide - Online web series)                                                          

Field Director | DOP - Price of $ex (2019)

       (TVNZ On Demand, 4x30mins documentary)                                                                    

Director | Post Director | DOP - Daffodils – A Leo Underwater (2018)

       (Music Video)                                                                 

Series Director | Post Director | DOP – Edgewalkers (2018)

       (TVNZ On Demand, 10x22min obs doc)                                                                    

Development Producer - Monsoon Pictures (2018)

       (Factual)

Associate Producer | Cinematographer - A Vicar’s Life (2018)

       (BBC Two primetime, 6x30min obs doc)  

       Winner of the ‘Sandford St Martin's Radio Times Reader's Award’.

Researcher | Cinematographer - Trust Me, I’m a Doctor – Mental Health Special (2017)

       (BBC Two primetime, 60min specialist factual)                

       Winner of ‘Best Specialist Factual Documentary’, BAFTA Scotland 2018

Researcher | Cinematographer - Trust Me, I’m a Doctor (2017)

       (BBC Two primetime, Series 7, 6x30min specialist factual)

Director | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer - Out of the Blue (2017)

       (Online, 8x10-20min web series)

Director | Producer | Editor | Cinematographer - Understanding Your Baby (2017)

       (Online, 12x5min web series)       

Researcher | Cinematographer - Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook (2016)

       (BBC Two primetime / PBS, 6x60min specialist factual)

Director | Producer | Edit Producer | DOP - Kilts in the Trenches (2016)

       (BBC Arts Online, 6.5min documentary short)                                                    

Researcher - How To Stay Young (2016)

       (BBC One primetime, 2x60min specialist factual)                                                

Director | Producer | Editor | DOP - Crossing the Ocean - A Community Exchange (2016)

       (Online, 9min documentary short)                                     

Production Management Assistant - The Gamechangers (2015)

       (BBC narrative feature 1h 52m - Starring Daniel Radcliffe)

Junior Researcher - Catching History’s Criminals: The Forensics Story (2014)

       (BBC Four primetime 3x60min specialist factual)            

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Publicity.

  • Alexis Smith Producer Director New Zealand Wellington

    Terps & Co - Interview

    Award winning documentary director and producer Alexis Smith “feels like I'm just getting started” .

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  • Alexis Smith Producer Director film photography 35mm double exposure

    Rent My Gear - Interview

    David Attenborough told her not to pursue documentaries, but she did it anyway & it's taken her around the world. Find out what's in Alexis' kit.

    Watch.
  • Alexis Smith Producer Director film photography 35mm double exposure Amoeba Music San Francisco

    RNZ - Interview

    Alexis Smith talks Islam, hip hop music and life as a filmmaker, promoting her latest docuseries Edgewalkers on ‘Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan’.

    Listen.
  • Alexis Smith Producer Director film photography 35mm double exposure Amoeba Music San Francisco

    NZ Herald - Interview

    Interview with director Alexis Smith and kiwi hip-hop group Blessed Mvmnt, revealing what it’s like to be ‘Edgewalkers’.

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  • Alexis Smith Producer Director film photography 35mm Doc Martins alternative

    Creative Clyde - Article

    Breaking into the cutthroat media industry and life in BBC Factual - article written by Alexis Smith.

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  • Alexis Smith Producer Director photography ocean black and white surfgirl

    Surfgirl Magazine - Article

    Art, film and creativity inspired by her muse, surfing. Article written by Alexis Smith, Byron Bay.

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Contact.

alexis@alexis-smith.com

Based in Auckland, NZ.
Works nationally and internationally.