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Directing
Reel 2025

“Glass Candy” | A Food + Glass Project

“We Ride” | Short Documentary

Johnnie 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

Romain Thomassin