STEVEN ADDAIR

PARTNER / PRODUCER / WRITER / DIRECTOR

An Emmy nominated and award-winning filmmaker, Steven has spent 20 years as a director, producer, DP, writer and editor. His knowledge and expertise in digital cinema, VFX, animation, 3D and film has served numerous productions, ranging from studio feature films to large scale advertising campaigns. As a multi-hyphenate, Steven is often involved with a project from development through post-production.  His broad experience includes credits directing, shooting, writing, producing and editing for films, television, commercials, public service announcements, branded content and music videos. Steven has directed numerous celebrities including Bryan Cranston, Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes, Téa Leoni, Jack Black, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Chenoweth and Jim Belushi.

In 2019, Steven directed and produced To Hell and Back (a behind the scenes documentary on the making of Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell). The film was shot over the course of 25 days while he was on-set handling the VFX for the film and chronicles the difficulties in getting 3 From Hell made. 

In late 2018, Steven Executive Produced, along with his ShoulderHill partners, Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality: Protect our Planet, Protect Ourselves.  It was the 4th year in a row he served as Executive Producer for the show, a live television special broadcast from various cities around the world and broadcast in over 100 countries. For the global television event Steven and his partners have produced over 250 documentaries and informational films, 80 live and pre-taped musical performances and 100 hours of global television broadcast in 40 languages. As a highlight, Steven also developed and directed an exclusive film with Cirque du Soleil’s One Night for One Drop for the show.

Some of Steven’s credits include Senior VFX Producer on Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell and 31, Universal’s Undercover Brother 2 Bigger Fatter Liar, Netflix’s Brainchild, and the BET series The Quad.  He produced over 1500 VFX shots last year for feature films and television.  Steven also used his VFX knowledge as a Director for campaigns that included spots for American Express, Chase, AB InBev, Cigna, PwC, Philips and PepsiCo.