Jasmine Osean Thomas is a Director, 1st Assistant Director, Screenplay Writer, Film Enthusiast, and Horror Fanatic.
Jasmine moved to Los Angeles to pursue her passion for filmmaking at the age of 20 years old. In the past eight years she has graduated from the Los Angeles Film School, worked as a Production Assistant on numerous films and television shows, a 1st Assistant Director on feature films, music videos, commercials, campaigns, and short films. In 2021 she signed with Dreambear for her work as a director, and in 2022 moved to New York City. Her love for storytelling and filmmaking started with horror films, from a young age she consumed the genre obsessively. Writing and processing her imagination onto a piece of paper was always something she found difficult due to being diagnosed with dyslexia. While watching horror films, she fell in love with the freedom the filmmakers had to tell a story without having to live inside of a box; this gave her confidence and sparked her infatuation with the process of bringing ideas to life. Jasmine is currently in pre-production for her short film, “Sweet like Kandie”, with cinematographer Ksusha Genefeld. (Past work shown at Cannes Film Festival and Tribecca Film Festival).
Jasmines’ conceptual style of filmmaking stems from her passion for art-house and grindhouse cinema, gothic imagery, and elements of camp. As a child, Jasmine was drawn to surreal and theatrical films such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. After being introduced to Jim Henson, Jasmine spent her entire childhood “fishing” outside of BlockBuster for more mature films her parents thought she was too young to watch; such as Evil Dead, Carrie, Pet Semetary, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House of 1000 Corpses, and the Childs Play series. Aside from horror Jasmine also pulls inspiration from dramatizing her own personal experiences, Lana Del Rey instrumentals, the ocean, and conversations with strangers.
To keep up with Jasmine follow her on Instagram @Jasmineethomass, where she documents her life as a filmmaker, constantly shares inspiration, and writes horror film reviews.