Calvin Thomas | |
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Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 2011–present |
Known for | White Lie |
Website | lisapictures |
Calvin Thomas (born November 29, 1986) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, who collaborates on most of his work with Yonah Lewis. [1] The duo are most noted for their 2019 film White Lie , which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Motion Picture, and garnered the duo nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards. [2]
The duo, both alumni of Sheridan College, released their debut feature film Amy George in 2011. [1] They followed up with The Oxbow Cure in 2013, [3] and Spice It Up in 2018, [4] before releasing White Lie. In addition to their Canadian Screen Award nominations, the duo also won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film in 2019. [5]
Year | Film | Type | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2011 | Amy George | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut |
2013 | The Oxbow Cure | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | Never Eat Alone | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz |
The Intestine | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Lev Lewis | |
2017 | Maison du Bonheur | Documentary | No | No | Yes | Directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz |
2018 | Veslemøy's Song | Short film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz |
Spice It Up | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2019 | MS Slavic 7 | Feature film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell |
White Lie | Feature film | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2020 | Every Day's Like This | Short film | No | No | Yes | Directed by Lev Lewis |
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