Don Thompson

Director, Producer and Screenwriter

New York City, New York

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About Don

Known throughout the '80s and '90s as a playwright, more recently Don has made his mark as an award-winning filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter. Since 2000, Don has produced, co-produced, or co-funded over thirty feature films through his production company nextPix, including the Sundance award-winning documentary TIBET IN SONG (2009), Hal Hartley's NED RIFLE (2014), as well as the internationally acclaimed films RAILWAY CHILDREN (2016) and YOMEDDINE (2018). Films Don has been affiliated with as a producer have premiered and won awards at festivals such as Sundance, Toronto, Cannes, Berlin, and numerous others. Since 2017, his screenplays have also received recognition and awards, including at Worldfest Houston, New York Film Awards, ISA Fasttrack, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards, New York Screenplay Contest, Los Angeles Film Awards, and the Festigious International Film Festival.

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Tathagata (2023)
Documentary by Diego Prieto Executive Producer
The Universality of It All (2021)
Documentary by Andres Bronnimann Executive Producer
Unapologetic (2020)
Documentary by Ashley O'Shay Co-executive producer
This Little Land of Mines (2018)
Documentary by Erin McGoff Executive Producer
Ned Rifle (2014)
Drama by Hal Hartley Executive Producer
Tibet in Song (2009)
Documentary by Ngawang Choephel Co-Producer
Clouds (2000)
Drama by Don Thompson Producer
Recovering Irma (Into the Storm)
Documentary by Sandra Salas Executive Producer