Kyle Thrash
Kyle Thrash | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Kyle Thrash is an American documentary and music video director.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Kyle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2011 with a B.S. in film and video.[5] He has directed music videos for The Lumineers, Modest Mouse, Lewis Capaldi, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Every Time I Die, The Menzingers, Modern Baseball, and more.[6][7][4][8]
In 2019, Kyle directed the feature documentary, Maybe Next Year, which premiered at the Philadelphia Film Festival following Philadelphia Eagles Fans during the 2017 Super Bowl winning season.[9][10] In 2022, he co-directed the MSNBC Short, The Sentence of Michael Thompson, along with Haley Elizabeth Anderson about the longest current serving non-violent offender in Michigan State history, which premiered at South by Southwest and was nominated for an News and Documentary Emmy Award.[11] Recently he directed the Netflix documentary short, The Turnaround, with co-director Ben Proudfoot, about the Trea Turner standing ovation which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2024 and was nominated for Two Critics' Choice Documentary Awards.[12][13]
Select filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Turnaround | Director | Documentary short |
| 2022 | The Sentence of Michael Thompson | Director | Documentary short |
| 2019 | Maybe Next Year | Director | Documentary |
Selected music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist/Band | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Brightside" | The Lumineers | Director | |
| "We Are Between" | Modest Mouse | Director | ||
| 2020 | "Before You Go" | Lewis Capaldi | Director | |
| 2018 | "Hide" | Rainbow Kitten Surprise | Director | |
| "Map Change" | Every Time I Die | Director | ||
| 2014 | "Your Graduation" | Modern Baseball | Director |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nominated | Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | Best Short Documentary | The Turnaround | [13] |
| Nominated | Best Sports Documentary | ||||
| 2023 | Nominated | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Documentary | The Sentence of Michael Thompson | [14] |
| 2022 | Won | South by Southwest | Documentary Shorts Competition | [15] | |
| Won | Hamptons International Film Festival | Audience Award: Short Film | [16] | ||
| Won | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Best Documentary Short | [17] | ||
| Won | Audience Award: Best Documentary Short | ||||
| 2019 | Won | Philadelphia Film Festival | Honorable Mention for Best Direction | Maybe Next Year | [18] |
References
[edit]- ^ "From Philly With (Brotherly) Love: 'The Turnaround' Set For Telluride Premiere, With The Obamas, Ben Proudfoot, Kyle Thrash Behind It". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "'Eagles Fans Are A Stigmatized Group, Wanted To Show Where That Passion Comes From': Director Kyle Thrash On New Documentary 'Maybe Next Year'". cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Music Video Director Kyle Thrash Works With Your Favourite Bands". kerrang.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "Director Kyle Thrash Takes Fans Inside Rainbow Kitten Surprise's Emotional 'Hide' Video". billboard.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Q&A with Kyle Thrash". drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "The Lumineers Release Heartwarming New Video for 'Brightside'". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Lewis Capaldi 'Before You Go' by Kyle Thrash". promonews.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Modern Baseball Release "Pothole" Video, Fall N. America Tour Dates w/ The Wonder Years, I Am the Avalanche". circuitsweet.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Kyle Thrash Documents Philadelphia, America's Most Lovably Scruffy Sports Town, In 'Maybe Next Year'". uproxx.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "'Maybe Next Year,' a documentary about Eagles fans, to debut at Philadelphia Film Festival". phillyvoice.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "MSNBC And Documentary+ Combine For Release Of 'The Sentence Of Michael Thompson,' Doc On Man Imprisoned For 25 Years On Non-Violent Pot Charge". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "The Turnaround Explores the Phillies Fan Campaign That Led to a Season Switch-Up". netflix.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b "Nominations Unveiled for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards". criticschoice.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "NominaCons for the 44th Annual News andDocumentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Patton Oswalt Pic 'I Love My Dad', FX's 'Atlanta', AMC's '61st Street' Among SXSW Audience Award Winners — Complete List". deadline.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "30th Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Full List of Award Winners". hamptons.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "ShortFest Award Winners". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "28th Philadelphia Film Festival Award Winners". tinseltine.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
External links
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