About Alex Thompson
Born 2000. Alex Thompson is a film director, screenwriter and writer.
Alex Thompson is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed and produced Saint Frances, which won the Audience Award and the Special Jury Award at 2019 SXSW Film Festival. He also produced and co-directed Ghostlight, which opened the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with his partner Kelly O'Sullivan, who wrote both screenplays. He was nominated for the Bingham Ray breakthrough director prize at the Gotham Awards in 2020.
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American director and screenwriter
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Alex Thompson was born in 2000.
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Alex Thompson is a film director, screenwriter and writer.
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