Sarah Marie Smith(II)
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Sarah grew up in a wonderful little town called Carthage, TN. From early childhood, she was drawn to acting and writing to convey feelings that were difficult to express in real life.
After graduating college, she worked as a flight attendant based in Atlanta. On her days off, Sarah acted in local theater productions. This led to her being signed by an agent, joining SAG, and eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress.
In between acting gigs, she took classes in screenplay writing and directing at UCLA, with the dream of making independent films. When she was asked to attend Robert Redford's "Sundance Film Institute" as a volunteer actress, Sarah was thrilled. Spending time with legendary film makers and hearing stories about their careers was such an inspiration that her dream of independent film making felt like a real possibility.
But life took a different turn when family matters brought her back to her home town in Tennessee and kept her there. She went back to college, got a graduate degree in Conflict Management, and worked as a mediator for a few years. Friends asked her to run for mayor of the little town. She was reluctant at first but eventually acquiesced. To her surprise, she won the election. During her term as mayor, she formed coalitions of citizens, business entrepreneurs, and city employees who brought new life to her hometown.
When her service as mayor ended, Sarah decided to return to her dream of writing and directing independent films, this time in Tennessee. She wrote spec screenplays for three feature-length films and two short films, one of which she recently directed. That twenty-minute movie, "Life on Planet Earth," was part of the 2025 Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles where it won Best Sci-Fi Short.
Sarah is deeply grateful to the talented cast and crew who made this project possible and to all who have encouraged her to follow her dreams. She feels blessed to be able to do the work she loves and hopes to continue making films that resonate with the human spirit for years to come.
After graduating college, she worked as a flight attendant based in Atlanta. On her days off, Sarah acted in local theater productions. This led to her being signed by an agent, joining SAG, and eventually moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress.
In between acting gigs, she took classes in screenplay writing and directing at UCLA, with the dream of making independent films. When she was asked to attend Robert Redford's "Sundance Film Institute" as a volunteer actress, Sarah was thrilled. Spending time with legendary film makers and hearing stories about their careers was such an inspiration that her dream of independent film making felt like a real possibility.
But life took a different turn when family matters brought her back to her home town in Tennessee and kept her there. She went back to college, got a graduate degree in Conflict Management, and worked as a mediator for a few years. Friends asked her to run for mayor of the little town. She was reluctant at first but eventually acquiesced. To her surprise, she won the election. During her term as mayor, she formed coalitions of citizens, business entrepreneurs, and city employees who brought new life to her hometown.
When her service as mayor ended, Sarah decided to return to her dream of writing and directing independent films, this time in Tennessee. She wrote spec screenplays for three feature-length films and two short films, one of which she recently directed. That twenty-minute movie, "Life on Planet Earth," was part of the 2025 Golden State Film Festival in Los Angeles where it won Best Sci-Fi Short.
Sarah is deeply grateful to the talented cast and crew who made this project possible and to all who have encouraged her to follow her dreams. She feels blessed to be able to do the work she loves and hopes to continue making films that resonate with the human spirit for years to come.
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