Stephen James Thomas (Los Angeles, United States) creates media art and films. His works are a clever marriage of aesthetics and compelling storytelling. And his themes are distinctive and quirky, yet simultaneously beautiful and exhilarating. As a recent graduate of University of Southern California, with a Masters Degree in Film and Television and former Art Director, he hones his graphic sensibilities eliciting exquisite and provoking imagery.
Six Feet (Summer 2021)
Feature Film
Co-Writer and Director
A lone front desk attendant in an isolated motel must battle his anxiety disorder, cleaning obsession and possible motel contamination while serving quarantined guests in the middle of a deadly global pandemic.
Pinata
Short Film Writer & Director
A long lost father surprises his daughter on her birthday, but is quickly discovered by a gangster whom he wronged five years prior. The father and daughter are abducted and are punished, but not the way you might expect.
Runaway
Music Video Writer & Director
A captive servant falls for a dashing infomercial host and then must escape from the clutches of her vicious overlord and his house of horrors in order find happiness and her one true love.
Little Old Cat Lady from Rancho Cucamonga - Short Horror Film Writer & Director Granny Jefferson makes a wish for her cat, Georgie Pie, to take revenge upon four high school thugs who have brutally attacked her and stolen all her money.
Gravel
Music Video Director Gravel by Huffamoose Singer Songwriter Craig Elkins from his forthcoming release "I Love You".
Ice Scream Man - Short Horror Film Writer & Director A voracious young couple descends into the grisly world of the Ice Scream Man.
Skills
Avid / Photoshop / After Effects / InDesign / Illustrator / Premiere / Pro Tools
Education
University of Southern California
Master of Fine Arts / Film & Television Production 2013-2016
The Bookshop Intensive Advertising Studio 2009-2011
Art Center at Night Environmental and Product Design 2004-2006