Belle Smith is a filmmaker and director based in Los Angeles, New York & London. She was born in the United States and grew up in the Illinois. For four years she as an expat in Singapore and Finland with her family. She got her start by creating fashion films and commercials on YouTube at the age of fifteen while in Europe. While working in the fashion industry, she completed her education and graduated in August 2019 with a Bachelors Degree from DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts.