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John Thompson credits his acute sense of color and light to being flung from the back of a speeding pick-up
truck at the tender age of thirteen. When he regained consciousness, he knew he wanted to be a filmmaker. Several years later, several bad jobs later, John’s short film SONGBIRD screened at The Sundance Film Festival and on The Sundance Channel. After that, his short BREATHE was nominated for a Student Academy Award. His most recent short BLACK WHITE BLACK WHITE was an official selection at the Tribeca Film Festival. John’s been a finalist and winner for competitions like The Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker’s Competition and The Heineken Music Video Competition. He’s received a number of grants; most recently from The Princess Grace Awards for his next film project LEND A HAND FOR LOVE. John used to make money by editing corporate videos, delivering pizzas, loading semi trucks with frozen food, selling mass-produced paintings of ducks and wolves door-to-door, mowing lawns, and by bagging groceries. Now he makes money directing music videos and viral videos. He recently said, “directing isn’t as satisfying as pizza delivery, but it’s a living.” John went to film school twice… in fact; he’s still going to film school at USC. He hasn’t gone to class in over a year, but he swears he’s only a few units short of an MFA. John likes bacon, gravy, and writing in the third person. |
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