Madison Thomas facts for kids

Madison Thomas is a talented writer and director for movies and TV shows. She is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She is well-known for her 2022 documentary film, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.

Madison Thomas's Work

Madison Thomas started her career with her first full-length movie, a drama called This Is Why We Fight. She also got help from a program called Telefilm's Talent to Watch to make her second movie, Ruthless Souls. This film is about Jackie, an Ojibway artist from the North End of Winnipeg, who is dealing with the sadness of losing someone important to her. Ruthless Souls was shown at the 2022 Reel Pride Film Festival in Winnipeg.

Madison has also directed episodes for several TV series. These include Taken, Burden of Truth, SkyMed, and Pretty Hard Cases. She was even nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2018. This award was for her excellent research work on the Taken episode "Tina Fontaine".

In 2022, Madison Thomas's documentary about the famous musician Buffy Sainte-Marie, called Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, was shown for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film received a special mention at TIFF. For her amazing work on this documentary, Madison also won the Directors Guild of Canada's Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary.

Her third full-length movie, Finality of Dusk, came out in 2023.

About Madison Thomas

Madison Thomas grew up in the North End area of Winnipeg. She has a mixed background, with Ojibwe/Saulteaux and Russian/Ukrainian heritage. She studied filmmaking at the University of Winnipeg, where she learned how to make movies and TV shows.

Selected Film and TV Projects

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Madison Thomas has worked on:

Movies

• This is Why We Fight (2013) - She was the editor, writer, and director.
• Seven Drinks (2014) - A short film she directed.
• Heart Wired (2014) - A short film she wrote and directed.
• The Middles (2015) - A short film she edited, wrote, and directed.
• Exposed Nerves (2016) - A short film she edited, wrote, and directed.
• Declutter (2017) - A short film she edited, wrote, and directed.
• Zaaswaake (2017) - A short film she wrote and directed.
• Ruthless Souls (2019) - She was the editor, writer, and director.
• Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On (2022) - She directed this documentary.
• Finality of Dusk (2023) - She was the writer and director.

Television Shows

• Orange Daisy Project (2017) - She edited, wrote, and directed 2 episodes.
• Colour of Scar Tissue (2018) - She edited, wrote, and directed 4 episodes.
• Taken (2016-2019) - She directed 4 episodes and edited 11 episodes.
• Amplify (2020) - She wrote and directed the episode "Enfolding".
• Burden of Truth (2021) - She wrote 1 episode and directed 2 episodes.
• SkyMed (2022) - She directed 2 episodes.
• Pretty Hard Cases (2022-23) - She directed 3 episodes.