{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker (born 1982)}} {{distinguish|Adam Humphries}} '''Adam Humphreys''' (born December 15, 1982) is a Canadian filmmaker, entrepreneur, and hall of fame<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tree-planter.com/index.php?page_id=194&article_id=1145|publisher=Tree-planter.com|title=Adam Humphreys|access-date=16 April 2013}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> tree planter. He is the director of two non-fiction films: ''Franz Otto Ultimate Highballer'' and ''Shitty Youth''. He is the founder of Lucky Dragon Mobile Visa Consultants.

In March 2013, an ebook about his tree planting experiences, ''Adam's Summer Purgatory, 2008 (2013)'', was published by Thought Catalog.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://thoughtcatalog.com/ebook/adams-summer-purgatory-2008-2013/|publisher=Thought Catalog|title=Adam's Summer Purgatory, 2008 (2013)}}</ref>

== Films == Humphreys' first film ''Franz Otto Ultimate Highballer'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|last=Humphreys|first=Adam|title=Franz Otto Ultimate Highballer|date=9 March 2011 |url=https://vimeo.com/20849926|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> is an exploration of Canada's silviculture industry. Humphreys tracks down the legendary tree planter Franz Otto while he tells the history of the tree-planting industry and its unique culture. ''Franz Otto Ultimate Highballer'' was reviewed favorably in ''hearty'' magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://heartymagazine.com/news/frank-otto-ultimate-highballer-adam-humphreys-tree-planting-film|title=NEWS / Ultimate Highballer|publisher=hearty|date=30 November 2010|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> and ''The Georgia Straight''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charlesworth |first=Jenny |date=18 November 2010 |title=Flick picks: Franz Otto: Ultimate Highballer pays homage to treeplanters |url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/flick-picks-franz-otto-ultimate-highballer-pays-homage-treeplanters |access-date=16 April 2013 |website=The Georgia Straight}}</ref>

His second film ''Shitty Youth'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|last=Humphreys|first=Adam|title=Shitty Youth|date=3 May 2012 |url=https://vimeo.com/41526122|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> follows young novelist Zachary German over a two-year period following the release of his first novel ''Eat When You Feel Sad''. The film takes its name from German's short-lived online radio show. It includes interviews with writers Tao Lin, Steve Roggenbuck, and Brandon Scott Gorrell.

''Shitty Youth'' was featured on Vice,<ref name="Who is Zachary German">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/who-is-zachary-german/|title=Who Is Zachary German?|magazine=Vice|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> ''HTML Giant'',<ref name="The Z">{{cite web|last=Dierks|first=Stephen Tully|url=http://htmlgiant.com/web-hype/the-zachary-german-documentary-shitty-youth/|title=The Zachary German Documentary "Shitty Youth"|publisher=HTML Giant|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> and DIS magazine.<ref name="Zachary German, The Void Of New Literary Microcelebrity, an Interview with Adam Humphreys">{{cite web|title=Zachary German, The Void Of New Literary Microcelebrity, an Interview with Adam Humphreys|date=19 November 2012 |url=http://dismagazine.com/blog/37901/zachary-german-the-void-of-new-literary-microcelebrity-an-interview-with-adam-humphreys/|publisher=DIS Magazine|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> In a review on literary blog HTML Giant, Stephen Tully Dierks called the film "an interesting document of an idiosyncratic figure."<ref name="The Z"/>

== Lucky Dragon Mobile Visa Consultant == In November 2011, Humphreys founded Lucky Dragon Mobile Visa Consultant, a printing and visa consulting company operated out of a van in front of the Chinese Consulate in New York City. His enterprise was discussed on the CBC News Network program Connect with Mark Kelley,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/Connect+with+Mark+Kelley/ID/2174537286/|title=Connect with Mark Kelley|publisher=CBC News Network|date=7 December 2011|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> NPR's Planet Money,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/04/144636898/a-man-a-van-a-surprising-business-plan|title=A Man. A Van. A Surprising Business Plan.|publisher=NPR Planet Money|date=4 January 2012|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> An executive order passed by the White House in January 2012 sped up the visa application process,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/19/executive-order-establishing-visa-and-foreign-visitor-processing-goals-a|title=Executive Order -- Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness|publisher=Office of the Press Secretary|date=19 January 2012|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref> forcing Humphreys to discontinue his business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/lucky-dragon-mobile-visa-an-entrepreneurial-saga-in-a-bleak-economy/|title=Lucky Dragon Mobile Visa Consultant: An Entrepreneurial Saga In A Bleak Economy|publisher=Thought Catalog|date=27 January 2012|access-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>

== Commercial Video Work == Humphreys has produced and directed for various corporate accounts including Rag & Bone and Estée Lauder. Rag & Bone's Fall/Winter 2012 fashion show featured a video backdrop created by Humphreys using experimental depth sensor technology.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayo Davies|first=Dean|title=Pioneering depth imaging reduced the venue to graphics at Marcus Wainright and David Neville's A/W12 show|date=2 April 2012 |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/13137/1/exclusive-rag-bone-film|publisher=Dazed Digital|access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref>

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