Emily Elizabeth Thomas is a New York-based writer/director, and the founder of Jane Street Productions, an indie production banner which writes, directs and produces creative works by and for women. Emily is immensely proud to have been born and bred in Austin, TX, where she was raised in true cowgirl fashion. Emily got her start in filmmaking at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she cut her teeth on 16mm film and screenwriting, and developed her interdisciplinary creative practice. Emily made her move to New York to earn her master's degree from New York University's Gallatin School for Individualized Study, where she self-directed her curriculum to focus on screenwriting, and the intersectionality of gender, sex and politics.

Shortly after wrapping her narrative directorial debut Lola: Girl Got a Gun Emily was granted The 2018 Crossroads award for emerging directorial talent by The Victoria TX Independent Film Festival. This accolade granted her the production support necessary to complete her forthcoming TEXAS TRILOGY, a three part anthology shorts series exploring the unshakable strength of Texas women across 3 generations, for which Lola: Girl Got a Gun is only PART I. PART II: Untitled Marfa Project, and PART III: Sweet Georgia, are slated for Summer 2018 capture.