Adam Pinney

Known for Writing

Adam Pinney is a writer/director whose 2016 film, The Arbalest, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, and was previously selected to participate in the 2015 IFP Narrative Labs. Adam was the cinematographer for Joe Swanberg’s 24 Exposures, and for Adult Swim’s viral short, Too Many Cooks. In recent years he co-wrote and co-directed the short Lily’s Mirror as well as producing Megan Dahl’s short documentary, Tessa, both of which garnered awards across the festival circuit. He is co-owner of Opalite Pictures.

Filmography

20 films

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Mudville

2026 · 1h 27m

Ray Patterson, a 47 year old unemployed dad, spends his days hitting baseballs at the community park in a desperate attempt to make it back onto the Atlanta Apaches, a major league baseball team he was signed to when he was younger. His struggles with drinking, which got him booted from the team in his early 20s, are still a daily problem. Ray is plagued with dreams of what he believes are Native American ghosts and supernatural forces that are attempting to bury him and his dreams in the dirt. When a metaphysical event threatens Ray's existence, his family watches hopelessly, while his wife, Holly, finds comfort in suburban witchery and the cosmic answers that the Tarot provides.

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The Arbalest

2016 · 1h 13m · US

The inventor of the world's greatest toy reflects on his obsession with a woman who hates him.

Movie DirectorRelease Date ↓All GenresAll ErasAny RatingAny Runtime

Mudville

2026 · 1h 27m

Ray Patterson, a 47 year old unemployed dad, spends his days hitting baseballs at the community park in a desperate attempt to make it back onto the Atlanta Apaches, a major league baseball team he was signed to when he was younger. His struggles with drinking, which got him booted from the team in his early 20s, are still a daily problem. Ray is plagued with dreams of what he believes are Native American ghosts and supernatural forces that are attempting to bury him and his dreams in the dirt. When a metaphysical event threatens Ray's existence, his family watches hopelessly, while his wife, Holly, finds comfort in suburban witchery and the cosmic answers that the Tarot provides.

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The Arbalest

2016 · 1h 13m · US

The inventor of the world's greatest toy reflects on his obsession with a woman who hates him.