Kyle Thrash

Kyle Thrash is an American documentary and music video director.

Early life and education Thrash was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2011 with a B.S. in film and video.

Career 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.

In 2019, Thrash 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. 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. 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.

In 2025, Thrash directed the Netflix documentary short, The Seat, in collaboration with WhatsApp and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team. Premiering on May 5, 2025, it follows the promotion of 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 seat, capturing key decisions by Toto Wolff.

Select filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2025 The Seat Director Documentary short 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 2021 "Brightside" The Lumineers Director "We Are Between" Modest Mouse Director 2020 "Before You Go" Lewis Capaldi Director 2017 "After the Party" The Menzingers 2018 "Hide" Rainbow Kitten Surprise Director "Map Change" Every Time I Die Director 2014 "Your Graduation" Modern Baseball Director

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