Topaz Adizes

Topaz Adizes is an Emmy award-winning writer, director, and experience design architect based in the New York City Metropolitan Area.1 He is the Founder and Creative Director of The Skin Deep, a creative studio focused on human connection in the digital age.1

Professional Achievements

Notable Works:

• Created {THE AND}, an interactive documentary that explores relationship dynamics, which has been viewed over 55 million times across 144 countries1
• Won multiple prestigious awards, including:
  • Emmy for New Approaches to Documentary (September 2015)
  • World Press Photo 1st Prize for Interactive Documentary (April 2015)
  • World Press Photo 1st Prize for Immersive Storytelling (April 2017)1

Background and Education

Academic Credentials:

• Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from University of Oxford
• Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from University of California, Berkeley (1994-1998)1

Professional Experience

• Founder and Executive Director at The Skin Deep (January 2014 - Present)
• Film Director (Self-Employed since October 2001)
• Part of a commercial directing duo called Smith and Topaz with Tracey Smith1

Languages

• English (native)
• Hebrew (professional working proficiency)
• Spanish and Swedish (limited working proficiency)1

Adizes has also recently authored a book called "12 Questions for Love: A Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships"23, continuing his work on exploring human connections.