Adam Sanderson was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1980. He started directing when he was nine years old, using a home video camera bought by his father. Following the success of a music video he directed for his hip-hop band, he began directing numerous videos for Israeli musicians. These projects led him to direct award-winning TV trailers and commercials.
He co-founded The Baboon Project, a group of young directors who collaborated to create short films without governmental backing.
He co-directed This is Sodom, a feature film parodying the last days of Sodom. The film went on to become Israel's greatest box office success of the past thirty years.
His second film, Funeral at Noon, an adaptation of a critically acclaimed Israeli novel, premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival (New Directors section) and won the Best Actress Award at the Haifa Film Festival, the Critics Award at the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, and the Special Jury Award at the Cyprus Film Days Festival.
He co-created and directed Sirens, a television thriller series that aired on HOT, Israel's cable TV network. The series was sold to Brazil, France, China and Russia, and is being developed by HBO for an American version. For his work on the series Sanderson was nominated for Best Director at the Television Academy Awards.