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{{Infobox person
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| image = Rebecca Thomas Deauville 2012.jpg
| image = Rebecca Thomas Deauville 2012.jpg
| caption = Thomas at the 2012 [[Deauville American Film Festival]]
| caption = Thomas in 2012
| name = Rebecca Thomas
| name = Rebecca Thomas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|10}}
| birth_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States
| birth_place = [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], US
| education = [[Columbia University]]
| education = [[Columbia University]]
| occupation = Film director, writer
| occupation = Film director, writer
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'''Rebecca Ann Thomas''' (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film ''[[Electrick Children]]'', ''[[Stranger Things]], [[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]], and [[When the Streetlights Go On]].''
'''Rebecca Ann Thomas''' (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film ''[[Electrick Children]]'' and episodic television, including ''[[Stranger Things]]'', ''[[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]]'', and ''[[When the Streetlights Go On]].''


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Thomas was raised as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Las Vegas]]; she served a [[Mission (LDS Church)|mission]] for 18 months in [[Japan]].<ref name= "Interview">Durga Chew-Bose, [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rebecca-thomas-electrick-children Rebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth], [[Interview (magazine)|Interview magazine]]</ref> She is married to Mark Garbett (of [[The Moth & The Flame]]).
Thomas was raised as a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] in [[Las Vegas]]; she served a [[Mission (LDS Church)|mission]] for 18 months in Japan.<ref name= "Interview">Durga Chew-Bose, [http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rebecca-thomas-electrick-children Rebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth], [[Interview (magazine)|Interview magazine]]</ref> She is married to Mark Garbett (of [[The Moth & The Flame]]).


==Directing career==
==Directing career==
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Her debut feature, ''[[Electrick Children]]'', debuted at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] on 10 February 2012.<ref name=filmmaker>Michael Tully, [http://filmmakermagazine.com/66595-electrick-children-a-hammer-to-nail-review/ Electrick Children — A Hammer To Nail Review], ''[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]]'', March 7, 2013</ref> It also played in the U.S. at the [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival on 15 March 2012.<ref>Todd Gilchrist, [http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound SXSW: 'Electrick Children' offers a charge that's more promising than profound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414220840/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound |date=2014-04-14 }}, Hitflix.com, March 12, 2012</ref>
Her debut feature, ''[[Electrick Children]]'', debuted at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] on 10 February 2012.<ref name=filmmaker>Michael Tully, [http://filmmakermagazine.com/66595-electrick-children-a-hammer-to-nail-review/ Electrick Children — A Hammer To Nail Review], ''[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]]'', March 7, 2013</ref> It also played in the U.S. at the [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival on 15 March 2012.<ref>Todd Gilchrist, [http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound SXSW: 'Electrick Children' offers a charge that's more promising than profound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414220840/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound |date=2014-04-14 }}, Hitflix.com, March 12, 2012</ref>


Thomas directed episode seven, "The Lost Sister", of the second season of the [[Netflix]] series, ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/10/finding-dory-andrew-stanton-stranger-things-2/ | title = Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2 | first = Tim | last = Stack | date = February 10, 2017 | accessdate = February 10, 2017 | work = [[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>
Thomas directed episode seven, "The Lost Sister", of the second season of the [[Netflix]] series, ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/10/finding-dory-andrew-stanton-stranger-things-2/ | title = Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2 | first = Tim | last = Stack | date = February 10, 2017 | accessdate = February 10, 2017 | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref>


Thomas directed all 10 episodes of ''[[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]]'', starring Jessica Biel, and also directed all 10 episodes of ''[[When the Streetlights Go On]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Nellie Andreeva,Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|last3=Petski|first3=Denise|date=2019-07-25|title='When The Street Lights Go On' From Paramount TV & Anonymous Content Lands Quibi Series Order|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/when-the-street-lights-go-on-from-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-lands-quibi-series-order-1202654114/|access-date=2019-12-16|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref>
Thomas directed all 10 episodes of ''[[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]]'', starring Jessica Biel, and also directed all 10 episodes of ''[[When the Streetlights Go On]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Nellie Andreeva,Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|last3=Petski|first3=Denise|date=2019-07-25|title='When The Street Lights Go On' From Paramount TV & Anonymous Content Lands Quibi Series Order|url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/when-the-street-lights-go-on-from-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-lands-quibi-series-order-1202654114/|access-date=2019-12-16|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
'''Short film'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! Title
! colspan="3" | Credited
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
!Director
!Director
!Writer
!Writer
!Notes
!Other
|-
|-
| rowspan=3|2009
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn''
| ''Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Also actor
| {{Yes}}
| Short film, also actor
|-
| ''Spit''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Short film, also production designer
|-
|-
| ''Ivan Sings''
| ''Ivan Sings''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
|
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2016
| ''Not Dark Yet''
| ''Las Vegas, West''
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Short film, also production staff
|
|-
|}

'''Feature film'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
!Director
!Writer
|-
|-
| 2012
| 2012
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| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
|
|-
|-
|}
| 2013

| ''Lea''
'''Television'''
| {{No}}
{| class="wikitable"
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| Short film, also actor
|-
|-
! Year
| 2015
! Title
| ''Teddy Boy''
!Director
| {{No}}
!Executive<br>Producer
| {{No}}
!Notes
| {{Yes}}
| Production assistant
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''Las Vegas, West''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Sweet/Vicious]]''
| ''[[Sweet/Vicious]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Episode "The Blueprint"
| {{No}}
| Television series, 1 episode<br>"The Blueprint"
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
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| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Episode "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister"
| {{No}}
| Television series, 1 episode<br>"Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister"
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]]''
| ''[[Limetown (TV series)|Limetown]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| 10 episodes
| {{No}}
| Television series, 10 episodes
|-
|-
|2020
| 2020
|''[[When the Streetlights Go On]]''
| ''[[When the Streetlights Go On]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| 10 episodes
| {{No}}
|
|-
|-
|2022
| 2022
|''[[Archive 81]]''
| ''[[Archive 81]]''
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{No}}
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| 4 episodes
|Executive producer
|-
|-
|}
| rowspan=2|TBA

| ''Intelligent Life''
'''Other credits'''
| {{Yes}}
{| class="wikitable"
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| Upcoming
|-
|-
! Year
| ''[[The Little Mermaid (Universal Pictures film)|The Little Mermaid]]''
! Title
| {{Yes}}
! Role
| {{No}}
! Notes
| {{No}}
|-
| Upcoming<br>Based on [[The Little Mermaid|the fairytale]] by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]
| 2009
| ''Spit''
| Production designer
|rowspan=3| Short film
|-
| 2011
| ''Not Dark Yet''
| Production staff
|-
| 2013
| ''Lea''
| Actor
|-
| 2015
| ''Teddy Boy''
| Production assistant
|
|-
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 18:29, 14 June 2023

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Rebecca Thomas
Thomas in 2012
Born (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984 (age 39)
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
EducationColumbia University
Occupation(s)Film director, writer
Years active2009–present

Rebecca Ann Thomas (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film Electrick Children and episodic television, including Stranger Things, Limetown, and When the Streetlights Go On.

Personal life[edit]

Thomas was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Las Vegas; she served a mission for 18 months in Japan.[1] She is married to Mark Garbett (of The Moth & The Flame).

Directing career[edit]

Thomas' short film called "Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn" premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[2]

Her debut feature, Electrick Children, debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival on 10 February 2012.[3] It also played in the U.S. at the South by Southwest Film Festival on 15 March 2012.[4]

Thomas directed episode seven, "The Lost Sister", of the second season of the Netflix series, Stranger Things.[5]

Thomas directed all 10 episodes of Limetown, starring Jessica Biel, and also directed all 10 episodes of When the Streetlights Go On.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Short film

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2009 Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn No Yes Also actor
Ivan Sings Yes No
2016 Las Vegas, West Yes Yes

Feature film

Year Title Director Writer
2012 Electrick Children Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Executive
Producer 		Notes
2016 Sweet/Vicious Yes No Episode "The Blueprint"
2017 Stranger Things Yes No Episode "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister"
2019 Limetown Yes Yes 10 episodes
2020 When the Streetlights Go On Yes No 10 episodes
2022 Archive 81 Yes Yes 4 episodes

Other credits

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Spit Production designer Short film
2011 Not Dark Yet Production staff
2013 Lea Actor
2015 Teddy Boy Production assistant

References[edit]

  1. ^ Durga Chew-Bose, Rebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth, Interview magazine
  2. ^ Biography, Kickstarter, 2011, retrieved 25 June 2015
  3. ^ Michael Tully, Electrick Children — A Hammer To Nail Review, Filmmaker, March 7, 2013
  4. ^ Todd Gilchrist, SXSW: 'Electrick Children' offers a charge that's more promising than profound Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, Hitflix.com, March 12, 2012
  5. ^ Stack, Tim (February 10, 2017). "Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ^ Petski, Nellie Andreeva,Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2019-07-25). "'When The Street Lights Go On' From Paramount TV & Anonymous Content Lands Quibi Series Order". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links[edit]

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