Rebecca Thomas

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, and When the Streetlights Go On.

For the fictional character, see Pandemic (film).
Rebecca Thomas
Born (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
EducationColumbia University
OccupationFilm director, writer
Years active2009–present

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 is currently in postproduction on a Quibi show called "When the Streetlights Go On[6]" starring Tony Hale and Queen Latifah.

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 Short film
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"
2019 Limetown Yes No No Television series, 2 episodes
TBA Intelligent Life Yes No No Upcoming
The Little Mermaid Yes No No Upcoming
Based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen

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.
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