Kyle Thrash

{{short description|American documentary and music video director}}

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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Kyle Thrash is an American documentary and music video director.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-turnaround-the-obamas-ben-proudfoot-kyle-thrash-telluride-film-festival-documentary-1236073571/|title=From Philly With (Brotherly) Love: ‘The Turnaround’ Set For Telluride Premiere, With The Obamas, Ben Proudfoot, Kyle Thrash Behind It|website=deadline.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-eagles-maybe-next-year-documentary-kyle-thrash/|title='Eagles Fans Are A Stigmatized Group, Wanted To Show Where That Passion Comes From': Director Kyle Thrash On New Documentary 'Maybe Next Year'|website=cbsnews.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/music-video-director-kyle-thrash-works-with-your-favourite-bands|title=Music Video Director Kyle Thrash Works With Your Favourite Bands|website=kerrang.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/rainbow-kitten-surprise-hide-video-kyle-thrush-8287093/|title=Director Kyle Thrash Takes Fans Inside Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s Emotional ‘Hide’ Video|website=billboard.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}

Career

Kyle was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia in 2011 with a B.S. in film and video.{{Cite web|url=https://drexel.edu/westphal/about/alumni-spotlight/Kyle%20Thrash/|title=Q&A with Kyle Thrash|website=drexel.edu|access-date=2024-11-16}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/the-lumineers-brightside-video/|title=The Lumineers Release Heartwarming New Video for ‘Brightside’|website=udiscovermusic.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2020/02/13/lewis-capaldi-you-go-kyle-thrash/63271|title=Lewis Capaldi 'Before You Go' by Kyle Thrash|website=promonews.tv|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://circuitsweet.co.uk/2014/08/modern-baseball-release-pothole-video-fall-n-america-tour-dates-w-the-wonder-years-i-am-the-avalanche%E2%80%8F/|title=Modern Baseball Release "Pothole" Video, Fall N. America Tour Dates w/ The Wonder Years, I Am the Avalanche|website=circuitsweet.co.uk|access-date=2024-11-16}}

In 2019, Kyle 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.{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/movies/kyle-thrash-interview-maybe-next-year-philadelphia-eagles-movie/|title=Kyle Thrash Documents Philadelphia, America’s Most Lovably Scruffy Sports Town, In ‘Maybe Next Year’|website=uproxx.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-eagles-documentary-maybe-next-year-fans-philadelphia-film-festival-super-bowl/|title='Maybe Next Year,' a documentary about Eagles fans, to debut at Philadelphia Film Festival|website=phillyvoice.com|access-date=2024-11-16}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/the-sentence-of-michael-thompson-msnbc-documentary-short-documentary-directors-kyle-thrash-haley-elizabeth-anderson-news-1235143372/|title=MSNBC And Documentary+ Combine For Release Of ‘The Sentence Of Michael Thompson,’ Doc On Man Imprisoned For 25 Years On Non-Violent Pot Charge|website=deadline.com|access-date=2024-11-16}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-turnaround-release-date-trailer-news|title=The Turnaround Explores the Phillies Fan Campaign That Led to a Season Switch-Up|website=netflix.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.criticschoice.com/2024/10/14/nominations-unveiled-for-the-ninth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards/|title=Nominations Unveiled for the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards|website=criticschoice.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}

Select filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title ! Contribution ! Note
\| 2024 \| The Turnaround \| Director \| Documentary short
\| 2022 \| The Sentence of Michael Thompson \| Director \| Documentary short
\| 2019 \| Maybe Next Year \| Director \| Documentary

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

! Contribution

! Note

| 2024

| The Turnaround

| Director

| Documentary short

| 2022

| The Sentence of Michael Thompson

| Director

| Documentary short

| 2019

| Maybe Next Year

| Director

| Documentary

=Selected music videos=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Artist/Band ! class="unsortable"\| Roles ! class="unsortable"\| Notes
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 2021 \| "Brightside" \| The Lumineers \| Director \|
"We Are Between" \| Modest Mouse \| Director \|
2020 \| "Before You Go" \| Lewis Capaldi \| Director \|
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 2018 \| "Hide" \| Rainbow Kitten Surprise \| Director \|
"Map Change" \| Every Time I Die \| Director \|
2014 \| "Your Graduation" \| Modern Baseball \| Director \|

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Artist/Band

! class="unsortable"| Roles

! class="unsortable"| Notes

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2021

| "Brightside"

| The Lumineers

| Director

"We Are Between"

| Modest Mouse

| Director

2020

| "Before You Go"

| Lewis Capaldi

| Director

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2018

| "Hide"

| Rainbow Kitten Surprise

| Director

"Map Change"

| Every Time I Die

| Director

2014

| "Your Graduation"

| Modern Baseball

| Director

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year !Result !Award !Category !Work !Ref.
rowspan="2"\|2024 \|style="background: #ffdddd"\| Nominated \|rowspan="2"\|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards \|Best Short Documentary \|rowspan="2"\|The Turnaround \|rowspan="2"\|
style="background: #ffdddd"\| Nominated \|Best Sports Documentary
2023 \|style="background: #ffdddd"\| Nominated \|News & Documentary Emmy Awards \|Outstanding Short Documentary \|rowspan="5"\|The Sentence of Michael Thompson \|{{Cite web\|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-44th-nominations-release-rev-20230918.pdf\|title=NominaCons for the 44th Annual News andDocumentary Emmy Awards\|website=theemmys.tv\|access-date=2024-11-16}}
rowspan="4"\|2022 \|style="background: #ddffdd"\| Won \|South by Southwest \|Documentary Shorts Competition \|{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/2022-sxsw-winners-list-movies-1234979651/\|title=Patton Oswalt Pic ‘I Love My Dad’, FX’s ‘Atlanta’, AMC’s ’61st Street’ Among SXSW Audience Award Winners — Complete List\|website=deadline.com\|access-date=2024-11-16}}
style="background: #ddffdd"\| Won \|Hamptons International Film Festival \|Audience Award: Short Film \|{{Cite web\|url=https://hamptons.com/30th-hamptons-international-film-festival-announces-full-list-of-award-winners/\|title=30th Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Full List of Award Winners\|website=hamptons.com\|access-date=2024-11-16}}
style="background: #ddffdd"\| Won \|rowspan="2"\|Palm Springs International ShortFest \|Best Documentary Short \|rowspan="2"\|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.psfilmfest.org/about/history/shortfest-award-winners\|title=ShortFest Award Winners\|website=psfilmfest.org\|access-date=2024-11-16}}
style="background: #ddffdd"\| Won \|Audience Award: Best Documentary Short
2019 \|style="background: #ddffdd"\| Won \|Philadelphia Film Festival \|Honorable Mention for Best Direction \|Maybe Next Year \|{{Cite web\|url=https://tinseltine.com/28th-annual-philadelphia-film-festival-coverage/\|title=28th Philadelphia Film Festival Award Winners\|website=tinseltine.com\|access-date=2024-11-16}}

class="wikitable"

Year

!Result

!Award

!Category

!Work

!Ref.

rowspan="2"|2024

|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated

|rowspan="2"|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

|Best Short Documentary

|rowspan="2"|The Turnaround

|rowspan="2"|

style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated

|Best Sports Documentary

2023

|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated

|News & Documentary Emmy Awards

|Outstanding Short Documentary

|rowspan="5"|The Sentence of Michael Thompson

|{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/news-44th-nominations-release-rev-20230918.pdf|title=NominaCons for the 44th Annual News andDocumentary Emmy Awards|website=theemmys.tv|access-date=2024-11-16}}

rowspan="4"|2022

|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won

|South by Southwest

|Documentary Shorts Competition

|{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/2022-sxsw-winners-list-movies-1234979651/|title=Patton Oswalt Pic ‘I Love My Dad’, FX’s ‘Atlanta’, AMC’s ’61st Street’ Among SXSW Audience Award Winners — Complete List|website=deadline.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}

style="background: #ddffdd"| Won

|Hamptons International Film Festival

|Audience Award: Short Film

|{{Cite web|url=https://hamptons.com/30th-hamptons-international-film-festival-announces-full-list-of-award-winners/|title=30th Hamptons International Film Festival Announces Full List of Award Winners|website=hamptons.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}

style="background: #ddffdd"| Won

|rowspan="2"|Palm Springs International ShortFest

|Best Documentary Short

|rowspan="2"|{{Cite web|url=https://www.psfilmfest.org/about/history/shortfest-award-winners|title=ShortFest Award Winners|website=psfilmfest.org|access-date=2024-11-16}}

style="background: #ddffdd"| Won

|Audience Award: Best Documentary Short

2019

|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won

|Philadelphia Film Festival

|Honorable Mention for Best Direction

|Maybe Next Year

|{{Cite web|url=https://tinseltine.com/28th-annual-philadelphia-film-festival-coverage/|title=28th Philadelphia Film Festival Award Winners|website=tinseltine.com|access-date=2024-11-16}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0861880|Kyle Thrash}}
{{Official website|http://kylethrash.com}}

Category:American documentary film directors

Category:American documentary film producers

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)