# Rebecca Thomas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rebecca_Thomas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rebecca_Thomas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Thomas > Source revision: 1357196809 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American film director For the fictional character, see [Pandemic (film)](/source/Pandemic_(film)). Rebecca Thomas Thomas in 2012 Born (1984-12-10) December 10, 1984 (age 41) Las Vegas, Nevada, US Education Columbia University Occupations Film director, writer Years active 2009–present **Rebecca Ann Thomas** (born December 10, 1984) is an American filmmaker and television director, best known for writing and directing the film *[Electrick Children](/source/Electrick_Children)* and episodic television, including *[Stranger Things](/source/Stranger_Things)*, *[Limetown](/source/Limetown_(TV_series))*, and *[When the Streetlights Go On](/source/When_the_Streetlights_Go_On).* ## Personal life Thomas was raised as a member of [the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints) in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas); she served a [mission](/source/Mission_(LDS_Church)) for 18 months in Japan.[1] She is married to Mark Garbett (of [The Moth & The Flame](/source/The_Moth_%26_The_Flame)). ## Directing career Thomas' short film called "Nobody Knows You, Nobody Gives a Damn" premiered at the 2009 [Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival).[2] Her debut feature, *[Electrick Children](/source/Electrick_Children)*, debuted at the [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival) on 10 February 2012.[3] It also played in the U.S. at the [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) Film Festival on 15 March 2012.[4] Thomas directed episode seven, "The Lost Sister", of the second season of the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) series, *[Stranger Things](/source/Stranger_Things)*.[5] The episode received some negative reception, with Tom Philip for [GQ](/source/GQ) writing, "Easily the worst episode Stranger Things has ever produced, and arguably among the worst in TV history."[6] Thomas directed all 10 episodes of *[Limetown](/source/Limetown_(TV_series))*, starring Jessica Biel, and also directed all 10 episodes of *[When the Streetlights Go On](/source/When_the_Streetlights_Go_On)*.[7] ## 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 2026 Wardriver Yes No **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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Interview_1-0)** Durga Chew-Bose, [Rebecca Thomas' Electrick Youth](http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/rebecca-thomas-electrick-children), [Interview magazine](/source/Interview_(magazine)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Biography*](https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/2110178925), Kickstarter, 2011, retrieved 25 June 2015 1. **[^](#cite_ref-filmmaker_3-0)** Michael Tully, [Electrick Children — A Hammer To Nail Review](http://filmmakermagazine.com/66595-electrick-children-a-hammer-to-nail-review/), *[Filmmaker](/source/Filmmaker_(magazine))*, March 7, 2013 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Todd Gilchrist, [SXSW: 'Electrick Children' offers a charge that's more promising than profound](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140414220840/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention/posts/sxsw-electrick-children-offers-a-charge-thats-more-promising-than-profound) 2014-04-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), HitFix.com, March 12, 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Stack, Tim (February 10, 2017). ["Finding Dory director to helm 2 episodes of Stranger Things 2"](http://ew.com/tv/2017/02/10/finding-dory-andrew-stanton-stranger-things-2/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved February 10, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Philip, Tom (2017-10-30). ["The One 'Stranger Things 2' Episode You Can—and Probably Should—Skip"](https://www.gq.com/story/stranger-things-worst-episode). *GQ*. Retrieved 2026-03-10. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** 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"](https://deadline.com/2019/07/when-the-street-lights-go-on-from-paramount-tv-anonymous-content-lands-quibi-series-order-1202654114/). *Deadline*. Retrieved 2019-12-16.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list)) ## External links - [On Filming *Electrick Children*: In Her Own Words](http://www.indiewire.com/article/in-her-own-words-rebecca-thomas-shares-one-of-her-most-challenging-scenes-from-electrick-children) - [Rebecca Thomas](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3275942/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National France BnF data Spain Norway Artists RKD Artists Other IdRef --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rebecca Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Thomas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Thomas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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