Directing
Reel 2025
“Glass Candy” | A Food + Glass Project“We Ride” | Short DocumentaryJohnnie Walker | “A Sip of New York”Villa Albertine | “Nach”Matsko | “Exit Zero or Die” (Music Video)DHL | “Yesterdelivery”STATES Magazine | “Food (is) Culture”ARTE | “Fear & Loathing in San Francisco”Johnnie Walker | “Without Walls”Zelle | “U O Me”“Palme d’horreur” | Podcast (in 🇫🇷)Brisk | “The Brisktape” (with Flatbush Zombies)
Hard Rock | “Encore”
About
I’m a French-American director and creative producer who loves pushing narrative buttons and boundaries, telling stories from unexpected angles, and finding emotions along the way.
I believe every project should have an entertainment value. I have brought that approach to the docs, commercials, branded content and social media videos I’ve made for media outlets, agencies and companies.
My latest short film, We Ride, about a fierce new generation of motorcycle riders, premiered at Hot Docs, and I’m currently developing a narrative project exploring autonomous systems competing with humans.
Before diving into filmmaking, I worked as a strategist at the ad agency TBWA\Paris (2006–10), led branded content for the video platform Dailymotion (2010–14) then joined VICE as a Senior Creative (2014-18).
I am also the host of “Palme d’horreur”, a French-language podcast dissecting horror movies (the result of too many sleepless childhood nights).
I’m based in San Francisco.
📩 romain@romthom.com