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Reel 2025

Villa Albertine | “The Eloquence of Dance”

“We Ride” | Short Documentary

“Glass Candy” | A Food + Glass Project

Matsko | “Exit Zero or Die” (Music Video)

DHL | “Yesterdelivery”

STATES Magazine | “Food (is) Culture”

Johnnie Walker | “Without Walls”

“Palme d’horreur” | Podcast

Brisk | “The Brisktape” (with Flatbush Zombies)

WANTED & ICFF | NYC Design Week

ARTE | “Fear & Loathing in San Francisco”

About

I’m a French-American director based in San Francisco.

I’ve directed documentaries, commercials and branded content for media outlets, agencies, and companies including IDEO, VICE, Arte, FCB, WantedDesign, the French Foreign Affairs Ministry and their artists’ residency, Villa Albertine.

I love pushing buttons and boundaries, telling stories from unexpected angles and break consensus along the way.

My latest short film, We Ride, about a fierce new generation of motorcycle riders, premiered at Hot Docs in Toronto, and I’m currently developing a narrative project exploring AI and autonomous machines in competition with humans.

Before diving into filmmaking, I worked as a strategist at TBWA\Paris (2006–2010), led branded content for the video-sharing platform Dailymotion (2010–2014) then joined VICE Media as a Senior Creative (2014-2018).

I am the host of “Palme d’horreur”, a French-language podcast dissecting horror movies (the result of too many sleepless childhood nights).

📩 romain@romthom.com

Romain Thomassin

Romain Thomassin