Isaiah Smith reading the scene in the red-lit bedroom set of Bow, with cast and crew

Beyond
the Cut

Most of Isaiah Smith's career has been spent in the cutting room. This is the other side of it: directing, producing and time on set.

Bow

Short film, 2022. Director, producer and editor.

Quinn is a young violinist losing her hearing. Before it is gone, she has one more audition to play.

Isaiah directed, produced and edited Bow, then took it through a festival run in 2022, where it won Best Director at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience.

The lead actor plays violin in empty bleachers while Isaiah watches from above, on the set of Bow

On Pittsburgh Today Live

Isaiah talks about Bow on KDKA's Pittsburgh Today Live, ahead of its screening at ReelAbilities Film Festival Pittsburgh in 2022.

Isaiah reading through a scene with actors and crew on the set of Bow

The Festival Run

  • WinnerBest Director, Narrative ShortAlbuquerque Film and Music Experience
  • WinnerAward of MeritOne-Reeler Short Film Competition
  • NomineeBest Cinematography, Narrative ShortQueens World Film Festival
  • Official SelectionCleveland International Film Festival
  • Official SelectionReelAbilities Film Festival, Pittsburgh
  • Official SelectionTallgrass Film Festival
Isaiah on the red carpet at the Albuquerque Film and Music Experience
Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, 2022
Isaiah with festival organizers at ReelAbilities Film Festival Pittsburgh
ReelAbilities Film Festival, Pittsburgh, 2022
Isaiah beside the camera with the operator in a theater lit by stage lights
Crew setting up in the bleachers between takes
Isaiah directing a group of performers on a hillside
Isaiah walking a scene with an actor on a hillside road

Behind the Camera

Isaiah operating a RED camera from a low angle on location
Isaiah with a cinema camera rig beside a friend in a tunnel, black and white
Isaiah with a cinema camera in a tunnel
Isaiah with a camera rig in late sun
Isaiah sitting on a rock with a cinema camera, script pages on his bag
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