Rebecca Thomas
| Rebecca Thomas | |
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Thomas at the 2012 Deauville American Film Festival
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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.
Thomas was raised as a mainstream Mormon in Las Vegas; she served in Japan on her mission for 18 months.
Thomas' short film called "Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn" premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Her debut feature, Electrick Children, debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival on 10 February 2012. It also played in the U.S. at the South by Southwest Film Festival on 15 March 2012.
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.
In June 2015, Thomas was announced as the director of the adaptation of John Green's novel Looking for Alaska, replacing Sarah Polley.
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.
Thomas will direct an upcoming episode of the second season of the Netflix series, Stranger Things.
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