Alex Thompson
Alex Thompson is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and produced Saint Frances (2019), which won the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at 2019 SXSW Film Festival. He also produced and co-directed Ghostlight, which opened the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with his partner Kelly O'Sullivan, who wrote both screenplays.
Alex Thompson
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- 2000
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- film director · screenwriter · writer
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Alex Thompson is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and produced Saint Frances (2019), which won the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at 2019 SXSW Film Festival. He also produced and co-directed Ghostlight, which opened the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with his partner Kelly O'Sullivan, who wrote both screenplays.
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He was nominated for the Bingham Ray breakthrough director prize at the Gotham Awards in 2020.
Thompson grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and lives in Chicago with his partner Kelly O'Sullivan, with whom he shares a child.
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• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Writer • 2019 — Saint Frances • 2021 — Our Father • 2022 — Rounding • 2024 — Ghostlight • 2026 — Mouse • TBA — The Steel Harp
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- 1.Scott Myers: Interview: Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson, and James Choi. In: blcklst.com, 25. Februar 2020.
- 2.Alex Thompson. In: talkhouse.com. Abgerufen am 23. Juli 2020.
- 3.Nanny dearest: Kelly O’Sullivan on her prizewinning film Saint Frances. In: Financial Times, 2. Juli 2020.
- 4.Richard Roeper: Saint Frances': A Chicago film star is born in locally made indie. In: chicago.suntimes.com, 8. April 2020.
- 5.James Mottram: Saint Frances star Kelly O’Sullivan: 'A female body is messy — but we’ve had to keep it invisible'. In: inews.co.uk, 9. Juli 2020.
- 6.Neha Aziz: Alex Thompson Talks About His Dramedy Saint Frances – SXSW Filmmaker In Focus. In: sxsw.com, 28. Februar 2020.
- 7.Dade Hayes: First Cow' Leads Field In Gotham Awards Nominations. In: deadline.com, 12. November 2020.
- 8.Anthony D’Alessandro: Spirit Awards Best Feature Nominees Include 'Anora', 'I Saw The TV Glow', 'Nickel Boys', 'Sing Sing' & 'The Substance'. In: deadline.com, 4. Dezember 2024.
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