Cami Thomas is a St. Louis and Los Angeles based producer, director and photographer.
Over the years, Thomas has utilized the arts as a form of advocacy and a conduit of social momentum. Her efforts and talent have been recognized by NPR, Teen Vogue and the Huffington Post and have led to nominations and awards from various organizations. Cami currently provides freelancing services as a film and video producer and director throughout the Midwest and Los Angeles. She is also the founder of the video production company, My Friends and I. CONTACT
Featured Work: Summer in St. Louis
Summer in St. Louis is a digital short directed by Cami Thomas, DPd by Papa Blankson and edited by Jazzy Kettenacker.
Coming off of the transformative years of 2020 and 2021, this digital piece uses St. Louis as the backdrop of a story of community, love, and impending revolution.
The full piece will premiered on August 28th, 2021 at Profield Reserve in St. Lous, MO. The piece won Best Super Short Drama at the Berlin Flash Film Festival.
Bio
Name
Cami Thomas (Camara Ashanti Cruz Thomas)
City
St. Louis + Chicago + Los Angeles
Line of Work
Video and film producer and director. Commercial and documentary photographer.
Work Experience
2019-Current:
Owner of My Friends and I, video production out of St. Louis and Los Angeles. Freelance video producer and director.
2016-2019:
Red Bull North America. Culture Marketing Specialist based in Chicago IL.
2015-2016:
Tesla Motors - Product Specialist based in St. Louis.
Education
MICDS, St. Louis, MO - High School
Loyola University, New Orleans, LA - Bachelor’s in Business Administration
Harvard University, MA - In the City Commonwealth Photography Fellowship, Charles Warren Center
Awards
2023
UMSL DEI Accelerator, $50k grant and accelerator program
2022
St. Louis Business Journal 40 under 40
2021
Berlin Flash Film Festival: Best Super Short Drama (director)
2019
St. Louis Magazine, A-List Awards: For original series, Smoke City
2019
LaunchCode's Moonshot Awards: Nominee for Collaboration Award
Exhibitions
2023
Bound by Blood, 10 day multi-media exhibition featuring documentary, photo and digital collage work directed by Cami Thomas in partnership with Arch City Defenders, The Luminary, St. Louis
2020
Tuko Sasa, SubCulture Lab at Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City
2020
Art is Revolution, Augmented Reality 3D exhibition by Huffpost, RYOT, and All Black Creatives
2019
Saint Scrimmage Photo Exhibition, Chicago Art Department, Chicago