Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas | |
|---|---|
 Thomas at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival | |
| Born | December 10, 1984 |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Rebecca Lou Thomas (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film Electrick Children and directing the episode "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" of the television series Stranger Things.
Personal life
Thomas was raised as a mainstream Mormon in Las Vegas; she served in Japan on her mission for 18 months.[1]
Directing career
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]
In 2014, Thomas directed the video for The Moth & The Flame's video Winsome.
Thomas has a short film in post production entitled "Las Vegas, West"; it is set to come out late 2015.[5]
In June 2015, Thomas was announced as the director of the adaptation of John Green's novel Looking for Alaska, replacing Sarah Polley.[6][7]
Thomas has stated that her next project will be entitled Miss New York and will be set in the beauty pageant circuit of New York City.[1]
Thomas directed episode seven, "The Lost Sister", of the second season of the Netflix series, Stranger Things.[8] In August 2017, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Thomas had signed on to direct the film adaptation of James Wan's graphic novel Malignant Man, and the title of the project was confirmed to be Malignant.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directed | Written | Other | |||
| 2009 | Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn | No | Yes | Actor | Short film |
| Spit | No | No | Production Designer | Short film | |
| Ivan Sings | Yes | No | No | Short film | |
| 2011 | Not Dark Yet | No | No | Production Staff | Short film |
| 2012 | Electrick Children | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Lea | No | No | Actor | Short film |
| 2015 | Teddy Boy | No | No | Production Assistant | |
| 2016 | Las Vegas, West | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Sweet/Vicious | Yes | No | No | Television series, 1 episode "The Blueprint" | |
| 2017 | Stranger Things | Yes | No | No | Television series, 1 episode "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" |
| TBA | Intelligent Life | Yes | No | No | Upcoming |
| The Little Mermaid | Yes | No | No | Upcoming Based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen | |
| Malignant Man | Yes | No | No | Upcoming | |
References
- ^ a b Durga Chew-Bose, Rebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth, Interview magazine
- ^ Biography, Kickstarter, 2011, retrieved 25 June 2015
- ^ Michael Tully, Electrick Children — A Hammer To Nail Review, Filmmaker, March 7, 2013
- ^ 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
- ^ Las Vegas, West, IMDB, 2014, retrieved 25 June 2015
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike. "Paramount Taps Rebecca Thomas To Helm John Green Novel 'Looking For Alaska'". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Mendelson, Scott (25 June 2015), Why Rebecca Thomas Directing John Green's 'Looking For Alaska' Is A Big Deal, Forbes, retrieved 25 June 2015
- ^ Stack, Tim (February 10, 2017). "Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Strange Things Director Helm SciFi Thriller Malignant at Fox". hollywoodreporter. August 11, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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