Biography

Rustin Thompson is a writer and filmmaker who has made six feature length documentaries, beginning with 30 Frames A Second: The WTO in Seattle (2000), which won several Best Documentary awards, was named one of the Top Ten films of the year by the American Library Association, and one of the Best Undistributed Films of 2001 by The Village Voice. He is also the author of Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking (Oxford University Press 2019). His latest documentary, a memoir film, is called My Mother Was Here. He is a former CBS News cameraman and national Emmy award winner. He has written film criticism for Moviemaker, Crosscut, and KBCS.FM, where he is the longtime host of the Americana program Road Songs. Along with his wife and filmmaking partner Ann Hedreen, they own White Noise Productions, where they've made more than 150 short documentaries for non-profits. He is a graduate in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Washington and lives in Seattle.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rustin Thompson

Director Rustin Thompson is a writer and filmmaker and deejay based in Seattle. His recent films include The Last Picture Shows and Died Without Issue. His hybrid essay film, Slow Revolution, played in several international film festivals, and his film My Mother Was Here won Best Documentary at the Tacoma Film Festival. His very first documentary, made in 2000, was 30 Frames A Second, won several Best Documentary awards, was named one of the Top Ten films of the year by the American Library Association, and one of the Best Undistributed Films of 2001 by The Village Voice.

Rustin’s first book, Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking is available from Oxford University Press. Rustin is a volunteer deejay for KBCS 91.3FM in Seattle, where he hosts Road Songs and the world music show, Night Train.
- IMDb mini biography by: Rustin Thompson