Kyle Thrash

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Kyle Thrash
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
Years active2000–present

Kyle Thrash is an American documentary and music video director. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

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

YearTitleContributionNote
2024The TurnaroundDirectorDocumentary short
2022The Sentence of Michael ThompsonDirectorDocumentary short
2019Maybe Next YearDirectorDocumentary

Selected music videos

YearTitleArtist/BandRolesNotes
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

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2024Nominated Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Short DocumentaryThe Turnaround [13]
NominatedBest Sports Documentary
2023Nominated News & Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Short DocumentaryThe Sentence of Michael Thompson [14]
2022Won 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]
WonAudience Award: Best Documentary Short
2019Won Philadelphia Film Festival Honorable Mention for Best DirectionMaybe Next Year [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "'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.
  3. ↑ "Music Video Director Kyle Thrash Works With Your Favourite Bands". kerrang.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. 1 2 "Director Kyle Thrash Takes Fans Inside Rainbow Kitten Surprise's Emotional 'Hide' Video". billboard.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ↑ "Q&A with Kyle Thrash". drexel.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ↑ "The Lumineers Release Heartwarming New Video for 'Brightside'". udiscovermusic.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ↑ "Lewis Capaldi 'Before You Go' by Kyle Thrash". promonews.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Kyle Thrash Documents Philadelphia, America's Most Lovably Scruffy Sports Town, In 'Maybe Next Year'". uproxx.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ↑ "'Maybe Next Year,' a documentary about Eagles fans, to debut at Philadelphia Film Festival". phillyvoice.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "The Turnaround Explores the Phillies Fan Campaign That Led to a Season Switch-Up". netflix.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  13. 1 2 "Nominations Unveiled for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards". criticschoice.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  14. ↑ "NominaCons for the 44th Annual News andDocumentary Emmy Awards" (PDF). theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "30th Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Full List of Award Winners". hamptons.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  17. ↑ "ShortFest Award Winners". psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  18. ↑ "28th Philadelphia Film Festival Award Winners". tinseltine.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.


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