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Camille Thoman

Camille Thoman is an English director and writer best known for her 2017 thriller Never Here[1][2][3], starring Mireille Enos[4] and Sam Shepard.[5] Her documentary The Longest Game[6] premiered on PBS in May 2018 [7]. Thoman's solo performance pieces have been performed by her at The Young Vic[8] in London and broadcast on the BBC.[9]

Early career

Thoman began her career doing physical theatre in the UK. Her solo performances pieces toured the UK and were performed at The Young Vic[10] in London, Battersea Arts Center, The Rondo in Bath, The Unity Theatre in Liverpool and the Komedia in Brighton. She also took her work to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where her devised piece Numb received a Total Theatre Award Nomination. Numb was also featured on the BBC program Edinburgh nights.[11] In 2006 she made her short film Falling Objects, starring Golden Globe nominee Mireille Enos, Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton, Oscar-winner Melissa Leo and Mad Men's Kevin Rahm.[12]


Never Here

Never Here is a 2017 thriller about an artist who photographs strangers. When disturbing events lead her to suspect that someone is watching her, boundaries blur between crime and art, the watcher and the watched.[13] Never Here stars Mireille Enos, Sam Shepard,[14] Vincent Piazza, Goran Visnjic, Nina Arianda and Desmin Borges.[15] Never Here was released in the US in October 2017.

Filmography

  • 5 Flights Up (short, 2003)
  • Sunday Morning (short, 2006)
  • Falling Objects (short, 2006)
  • The Longest Game (documentary, 2017)
  • Never Here (2017)

Awards

  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Woods Hole Film Festival [The Longest Game]
  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Grand Rapids Film Festival [The Longest Game]
  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Sunscreen Film Festival [The Longest Game]
  • Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary, Gasparilla Film Festival [The Longest Game]

References

  1. ^ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-never-here-review-20171019-story.html
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2017-10-20). "Film Review: 'Never Here'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. ^ "The Body and the Frame: Award Winning Director Camille Thoman on Her Latest, 'Never Here'". PopMatters. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (2014-05-17). "Cannes: Mireille Enos Materializing in Thriller 'You Were Never Here'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  5. ^ "Inside Sam Shepard's Final Years and Why He Kept His ALS Battle Private". people.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  6. ^ Thoman, Camille (2018-07-26), The Longest Game, retrieved 2018-06-06
  7. ^ Baynes, Luke. "Vermont PBS Premieres Doc 'The Longest Game'". Seven Days. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  8. ^ "Production file for Numb devised by Camille Thoman, 2000 - Young Vic Studio Production files - Young Vic Artistic Management Records - Young Vic Theatre Company Archive - Archives Hub". Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  9. ^ "doollee.com - the playwrights database of modern plays". www.doollee.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  10. ^ "Before The Door Pictures - IMDbPro". pro.imdb.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  11. ^ "Episode 7, 1998, Edinburgh Nights - BBC Two". BBC. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  12. ^ Enos, Mireille; Rahm, Kevin; Hutton, Timothy; Leo, Melissa (2006-08-27), Falling Objects, retrieved 2017-05-03
  13. ^ Never Here (2017), retrieved 2017-05-03
  14. ^ "Inside Sam Shepard's Final Years and Why He Kept His ALS Battle Private". people.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  15. ^ Never Here (2017), retrieved 2018-06-06
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