Rebecca Thomas

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Rebecca Thomas
Thomas in 2012
Born (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984 (age 40)
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

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

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

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

  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)