Kyle Thrash

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]

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

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

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

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

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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