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Ela Thier (born on June 30 1971) in Israel is an Israeli-American filmmaker, writer, producer, and educator known for her work in independent cinema. She is the founder of the Independent Film School.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Ela Thier attended the NYU film school where she graduated in 1993.[1] Founded in 2006, The Independent Film School is an educational platform created by Thier to mentor and train aspiring filmmakers.[2] The school offers courses in screenwriting, directing, and producing emphasizing community and collaboration over competition.[3]
Career
[edit]Foreign Letters (2012)
Thier's debut film, Foreign Letters, is a semi-autobiographical drama that explores the immigrant experience through the lens of a twelve-year-old girl who moves from Israel to the United States in the 1980s and befriends a Vietnamese refugee her age. The film was distributed by Film Movement[4] and and screened at more than one hundred forty film festivals worldwide such as the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.[5] Foreign Letters was also shown at the Miami Jewish Film Festival.[6]
Tomorrow Ever After (2017)
In her second feature Tomorrow Ever After, Thier wrote, directed, produced, and starred as Shaina, a time traveler from the future who finds herself stranded in 2015.[7] The film's plot blends magical realism with social commentary, depicting a future where love and care have replaced greed and exploitation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "*Menu | About - The Independent Film School". Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Desk, Reporters (2023-03-23). "Film Directing Crash Course (Free) -". Retrieved 2025-09-08.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Independent Film School: Online Film School | Online Screenwriting, Film Producing and Film Directing Courses". Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Fuller, Devin Lee (2011-12-07). "Film Movements Will Deliver 'Foreign Letters'". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "Foreign Letters". Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ "Foreign Letters". Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (2017-05-05). "'Tomorrow Ever After': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (2017-05-05). "Film Review: 'Tomorrow Ever After'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-09.