Rebecca Thomas
Rebecca Thomas | |
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| Thomas in 2012 | |
| Born | (1984年12月10日) December 10, 1984 (age 40) |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 2009–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 ]- ^ 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年04月14日 at the Wayback Machine, HitFix.com, March 12, 2012
- ^ Stack, Tim (February 10, 2017). "Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Petski, Nellie Andreeva, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2019年07月25日). "'When The Street Lights Go On' From Paramount TV & Anonymous Content Lands Quibi Series Order". Deadline. Retrieved 2019年12月16日.
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