Rebecca Thomas

For the fictional character, see Pandemic (film).

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.

Rebecca Thomas
Thomas in 2012
Born	(1984-12-10) December 10, 1984 (age 40) Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Education	Columbia University
Occupation(s)	Film director, writer
Years active	2009–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 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