CHASERS
surreal DRAMEDY 31 minutes
A “traumady” about chasing dreams and getting f*cked.
A 32-page continuous shot “oner” with an ensemble cast of 13. Inclues flashy dialogue, a flashback, and a literal flash mob. Proof of concept for TV.
Directed by Erin Brown Thomas
Written by Erin Brown Thomas and Ciarra Krohne
Produced by Elle Shaw, Olivia Haller, Erin Brown Thomas, Beth Napoli, and Hayden Grewie
EP: Tara Hotchkis, Ciarra Krohne, and Erin Brown Thomas
Cast by Emily Cook
Starring Ciarra Krohne and Louie Chapman
Featuring: Keana Marie, Brooke Maroon, Daniel Rashid, Shannon Gisela, Amber Khieralla Dexter Farren Haag, Hunter Stiebel, Xan Churchwell, Nicko Sabado
View the trailer on IndieWire.
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surreal dramedy, 10 minutes
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Two people on a first date mask their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they’re really thinking.
Directed by Erin Brown Thomas
Written by Olivia haller
Produced by Olivia Haller and Chris Krebsbach
Starring Olivia Haller, Hunter Stiebe and Ciarra Krohne
FilmQuest – Award Winner – Best “Fantastic” Film
Lonely Seal International- Award Winner – Best Short Film
Coronado Island Film Festival – Audience Award
Highland Park Independent Film Festival – Audience Award
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema – Indie Spirit Award
San Jose International Short Film Festival – Audience Award
Walla Walla Movie Crush – Audience Award
Cannes Film Festival – AMPAV Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Cleveland International Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
Omaha Film Festival
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
Indy Shorts
Bushwick Film Festival
Eastern Oregon Film Festival
Vermont Film & Folklore Festival
Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase
Pittsburgh Shorts
Cinema Femme Short-Film Festival
Golden State Film Festival
Nevada City Film Festival
International Filmfest Bremen
CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 23 – 27, 2025
Vero Beach Film Festival
UPTILT Film Fest
Cambria Film Festival
Vail Film Festival
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Beloit International Film Festival
Anchorage International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival – AMPAV Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition
Mystic Film Festival
Key West Film Festival – Florida
Dam Short Film Festival
Sedona International Film Festival
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
DC Shorts International Film Festival
Cordillera International Film Festival
Crested Butte Film Festival
We Make Movies International Film Festival
Stoney Brook Film Festival
FEELING FLUSH
dramedy, 9 minutes
Filmed entirely in a 4×6 foot bathroom, the conversationally-driven Feeling Flush challenged Erin to find creative ways to tell a story visually.
Currently on the festival circuit.
Vicki idolizes her new girlfriend Samantha, but draws the line when it comes to her time on the porcelain throne. Their small bathroom gets awkward when Samatha challenges Vicki’s definition of intimacy.
Directed & Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
Written and Produced by Erin Brown Thomas and Kelly Vrooman
Starring Kelly Vrooman and Scout Durwood.
Director of photography Beth Napoli
Production design by Molly Burke
Sound design by 740 Sound
Score by Robert Allaire
Press:
Short. Sweet. Film Fest – Best LGBTQ film
Cordillera International Film Festival – Nominated – Best Female Film
HollyShorts Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival
St. Louis International Film Festival
Kevin Smith’s SModcastle Film Festival
Wicked Queer: Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival
Omaha Film Festival
Pittsburgh Shorts
Seattle Queer Film Festival
Crested Butte Film Festival
Coronado Island Film Festival
Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival
Maui Film Festival
Sedona International Film Festival
Phoenix Film Festival
Portland Comedy Film Festival – Award Nominated
REKINDLED
comedy, 13 minutes
Rekindled was bought by Facebook and crested 600K views in under two weeks after playing 12 Oscar Qualifying Festivals and winning 15 awards including “Best Film,” “Best Comedy,” and “Best Director.”
It was later distributed on VOD by Gravitas Ventures.
After a string of failed relationships, successful career woman Kate gets the chance via a magical Groupon to rekindle romance with the love of her life — her high school boyfriend. But as she soon discovers, the 40% discount is there for a reason…
Directed and Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
Developed by Erin Brown Thomas and Kelly Vrooman
Written by Kelly Vrooman
Starring Kelly Vrooman, Dylan Riley Snyder, Aaron Schwartz, Asher Grodman
Produced by Jane Hollon
Cinematography by Beth Napoli
Original Music by Chris Upton and Greg Bernall
TOKYO PROJECT
drama, 32 MINUTES
“Working with Richard Shepard on this project will always be one of the great joys of my career.”
– Erin Brown Thomas, Editor
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2017.
Currently available on HBO.
Filmed on location in Tokyo, Japan.
Two strangers meet in Tokyo.
Written and Helmed by Emmy-Winning Director Richard Shepard
Starring Elisabeth Moss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Produced by Stacey Reiss, Richard Shepard
Executive Produced by Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Karen J. Lauder
Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
But first...
experimental/screendance, 5 Minutes
BUT FIRST… was crafted in a CoLaboratory workshop run by the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the National Center for Choreography at Akron University. Erin was chosen for their grant funded residency from a national search and paired up with NYC-based choreographer Mike Esperanza to conceive and execute a screen-dance short film over the period of a few days.
Coffee literally changes the way I see, think, and interact with other people. BUT FIRST… is my way of exploring this through two of my favorite mediums, film and dance.
Directed and Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
Choreography by Mike Esperanza
Produced by Lindsay Gauthier, Christy Bolingbroke
Starring Erin Love, Sarah Houspian, Tiffanie Carson
Cinematography by Tyler Clark
Music by Mike Esperanza
HOTWIRE
action-comedy, 14 MInutes
This award-winning short received Official Selection in 14 film festivals, including the Academy Award-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival.
Contact Erin for a private link to view full film.
Stan is a shy and hopeless romantic who pines after his best friend Cindy. Too scared to risk sharing his true feelings, he instead imagines a world where his action movie heroics woo her time and again. However, when Cindy is offered a job overseas, Stan must man up and mirror the hero of his film fantasies in order to win her heart. During their last celebratory dinner, his failed romantic gestures ricochet from reality into fantasy and back again, right up to the heart-pounding and heart-warming climax that ticks down to the wire.
Directed by Erin Brown Thomas
Developed by Erin Brown Thomas and Jake Thomas
Written by Jake Thomas
Starring Hans Obma, Teri Reeves
Produced by Carly Marconi, Josh Brown
Edited by Brian Scott Steele
Cinematography by Beth Napoli
Score by John Samuel Hanson
Семья (FAMILY)
drama, foreign language, 3 Minutes
Concept piece for larger story by Hans Obma, actor notorious for his accent work, apt in almost every European dialect.
Yuri, a young Russian assassin, receives an unconventional meeting request from seasoned competitor Sergei. Though both would rather keep their distance, an order to kill Yuri’s family hits too close to home for them both.
Directed and Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
Written by Hans Obma
Starring Hans Obma, Lex Quarterman
Cinematography by Beth Napoli
Сhasing Hayes
coming of age, 10 Minutes
My first collaboration with Unusually Typical Productions (Adopted the Series).
A high school student struggles to let his best friend and childhood sweetheart know his true feelings before she leaves for college.
Directed and Edited by Erin Brown Thomas
Written by Erika Solsten
Starring Kent Boyd, Erika Solsten
Produced by Jeff Larson
Cinematography by Beth Napoli