Writer/Director, Silo

Cole Smith is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and former Air Force nuclear missile operator. He received an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University where he was awarded a Sloan Screenwriting grant for his screenplay, Silo, the true story of a near nuclear disaster. He is also a Film Independent Fast Truck Alum and a participant in Sloan’s 2023 Project Pitch. Cole has spoken at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the Outrider Institute. He is a regular contributor on nuclear weapons at The Guardian.