Brett Allen Smith is an American filmmaker and journalist, most recently covering war zones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine. His debut feature film, NEVER, was released in cinemas across America in 2016 to critical acclaim. The following year he co-directed and shot the TV documentary feature THREE BOYS for RTL, Germany's largest public broadcaster. Brett has made short films under the guide of with some of cinema's leading contemporary auteurs including Werner Herzog and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Brett's latest short, YOU HAVE [1] UNHEARD MESSAGE, was featured in a special installation at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival alongside new work by Weerasethakul.