Rachel Thomas-Medwid is an award-winning writer, director, and filmmaker whose work spans horror, dark comedy, and character-driven thrillers. Named one of the ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch, she is the recipient of the Michelle Mower Female Filmmaker of the Year Award, the Grand Prize winner of the Emerging Screenwriters Shoot Your Short Contest, and has multiple festival honors for directing and writing. Her short films have screened at Academy Award-qualifying festivals, earning recognition for their atmospheric storytelling and layered performances.

A Pushcart Prize nominee and Women in Film and Video New England board member, Rachel brings a sharp, empathetic eye to stories about identity, repression, and transformation—often told through a lens of genre and subversion. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors and serves as a juror for several international film festivals.