Rebecca Thomas
| Rebecca Thomas | |
|---|---|
 Thomas at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival | |
| Born |
December 10, 1984 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Film director, writer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Rebecca Lou Thomas (born 10 December 1984) is an American filmmaker, best known for her 2012 debut feature Electrick Children.
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]
References
- 1 2 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, 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