The North Face x Brain Dead


Series of short promotional videos for the first Brain Dead & North Face collaboration.


director, writer

2019

Director
Steve Smith
Prod Co.
Ways & Means
Starring
Ashima Shiraishi
Asato Iida
DP
Tucker Phillips
Music
Cobra Man
  • The North Face x Brain Dead
  • The North Face x Brain Dead
  • The North Face x Brain Dead
  • The North Face x Brain Dead
  1. 10,000 Gecs Album Layout
    2023
    10,000 Gecs Album Layout
    designer
    Album layout for 100 Gecs' "10,000 Gecs." Commissioned by Atlantic records.
  2. 100 Gecs 2023 Tour posters
    2023
    100 Gecs 2023 Tour posters
    designer
    Tour posters for 100 Gecs' 2023 tours. Commissioned by Atlantic Records.
  3. 100 Gecs - Dumbest Girl Alive
    2023
    100 Gecs - Dumbest Girl Alive
    director, producer
    Music Video for the song "Dumbest Girl Alive" by 100 Gecs. Shot on iPhone 14 pro.
  4. 100 Gecs Merch
    2023
    100 Gecs Merch
    designer
    Tour Merch designs for 100 Gecs' 2023 tours.
  5. 100 Gecs - MWPIUS
    2023
    100 Gecs - MWPIUS
    director, producer
    Music Video for 100 Gecs' "Most Wanted Person in the United States." Commissioned by Atlantic Records.
  6. Jerry Paper Solo Tour Flyer
    2023
    Jerry Paper Solo Tour Flyer
    designer
    Tour for Jerry Paper's 2023 Solo Tour.
  7. RL Grime - Breach
    2023
    RL Grime - Breach
    animator, director
    Music Video for RL Grime's "Breach," off "PLAY: APEX."
  8. Fontaine 5000s
    2022
    Fontaine 5000s
    director, writer
    Series of short videos for premium card company Fontaine promoting a new set of playing cards called "5000s."
  9. Fever Dreams
    2021
    Fever Dreams
    director, writer
    Series of videos promoting premium playing car brand Fontaine's "Fever Dreams" collection of playing cards.
  10. Gotcha
    2021
    Gotcha
    director, writer, producer
    Short Film promoting the Brain Dead x Gotcha capsule collection.
  11. S.L.U.G.Z.
    2021
    S.L.U.G.Z.
    animator, director, writer, producer
    It is 2026. New York City is under 600 feet of water, famine & radiation have transformed the human race into a mutant species of trash eating freaks known as S.L.U.G.Z. Comissioned by Brain Dead & Illumination.
  12. Jerry Paper - Cholla
    2020
    Jerry Paper - Cholla
    director, animator, producer
    Music Video for Jerry Paper's "Cholla," off the album "Abracadabra." Commissioned by Stones Throw Records.
  13. Brain Dead Design Work
    2020
    Brain Dead Design Work
    designer
    Selected Clothing & Product designs for Brain Dead from 2020-2022.
  14. Jerry Paper - Puppeteer
    2020
    Jerry Paper - Puppeteer
    animator, director
    Music Video for Jerry Paper's "Puppeteer," off the album Abracadabra. COmissioned by Stones Throw records.
  15. Piggy
    2020
    Piggy
    director, writer
    A Silicone Valley mega-corporation beta tests it's first genetically engineered employee.

    Available now on MAX.
  16. Homeshake - NCBB
    2019
    Homeshake - NCBB
    Director, Animator
    Music video for Homeshake's "Nothing Could Be Better," off the album "Helium." Commissioned by Sinderlyn .
  17. A24 bumper
    2019
    A24 bumper
    animator
    Animated bumper for A24
  18. The North Face x Brain Dead
    2019
    The North Face x Brain Dead
    director, writer
    Series of short promotional videos for the first Brain Dead & North Face collaboration.
  19. Timex x Brain Dead
    2019
    Timex x Brain Dead
    animator
    Short promotional animation for Brain Dead & Timex collaboration.
  20. Jerry Paper - My God
    2018
    Jerry Paper - My God
    director, writer
    Music video for Jerry Paper's "My God," off the album "Like a Baby." Commissioned by Stones Throw Records.
  21. Jerry Paper - Your Cocoon
    2018
    Jerry Paper - Your Cocoon
    director, animator
    Music Video for Jerry Paper's "Your Cocoon," off "Like a Baby." Comissioned by Stones Throw Records.
  22. Moaning - Misheard
    2018
    Moaning - Misheard
    director, animator
    Music Video for Moaning's "Misheard," off "Moaning." Commissioned by Sub Pop.
  23. Slugabed - ATTH
    2017
    Slugabed - ATTH
    director, animator
    Music Video for Slugabed's "A Thousand Tiny Hands," off the album "Inherit The Earth." COmissioned by Anticon Records.
  24. Slugabed - Earth is Gone Sorry
    2017
    Slugabed - Earth is Gone Sorry
    director
    Music Video for Slugabed's "Earth is Gone Sorry," off "Inherit the Earth." Comissioned by Anticon Records.
  25. Slugabed - Infinite Wave
    2017
    Slugabed - Infinite Wave
    director, producer, animator
    Music Video for Slugabed's "Infinite Wave," off "Inherit the Earth." Commissioned by Anticon Records.
  26. Sports!
    2017
    Sports!
    animator
    Short animation commissioned by GIPHY for LACMA's "3D: Double Vision."
  27. University fo Jay at Burbank
    2017
    University fo Jay at Burbank
    director
    Pilot stream for Adult Swim's "Williams Stream."
  28. Classixx - Grecian Summer
    2016
    Classixx - Grecian Summer
    animator
    Music Video for Classixx's "Grecian Summer," off "Faraway Reach." Commissioned by Innovative Leisure.
  29. Facelift
    2016
    Facelift
    animator, director
    A short experimental video commissioned by Adult Swim's "Keith Crofford" program.
  30. MTV-Ident
    2016
    MTV-Ident
    animator
    Animated ident for MTV (Music Television)
  • Contact
  • Steve Smith is a filmmaker, animator & designer from Hamtramck, MI. He most recently directed on the new season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson for Netflix. His short-form TV special, Piggy, produced by Abso Lutely, originally aired on Adult Swim’s Infomercials and is now available on Max. In 2017 he was included in Saatchi & Saatchi’s New Directors Series at Cannes Lions. He owns the Creature Effects Studio and Production company DUMP LLC.


    steve@dump.llc

    @sleevesmith

    Representation:  Northstar


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