The BEST episodes directed by Rhys Thomas

#1 - 31-Up

Newsreaders - Season 1 - Episode 8

Sadee Deenus meets a typical all-American family.

#2 - Waiting for the Artist

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 4

An internationally-acclaimed performance artist prepares for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner, who she hasn't seen in two decades.

#3 - CCSI: Boston

Newsreaders - Season 1 - Episode 4

A report on how children are the future of crime fighting; Louis LaFonda meets an angry Irishman.

#4 - Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 2

Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.

#5 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 7

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

#6 - So This Is Christmas?

Hawkeye (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 6

Clint and Kate’s partnership is tested as they face the consequences of exposing the conspiracy.

#7 - The Eye Doesn't Lie

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 4

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death of the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow. Inspired by the documentary The Thin Blue Line.

#8 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 6

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

#9 - The Bunker

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 1

A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

#10 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 7

#11 - Hair Razing

Newsreaders - Season 1 - Episode 3

Body hair trends potentially destroy the environment.

#12 - Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 3

Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

#13 - How They Threw Rocks (1996)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 4

A chronicle of the iconic 1974 Craig Maes (Field Rock) showdown dubbed 'The Melon vs. The Felon.'

#14 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 1

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Part I.

#15 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 6

An in-depth look at Hollywood legend Jerry Wallach and his 40-year quest to win an Oscar.

#16 - DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 3

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico's most wanted drug lord. Inspired by VICE News documentaries.

#17 - Hide and Seek

Hawkeye (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 2

Clint has to help Kate disentangle herself from the Tracksuit mafia and a real-life murder mystery.

#18 - Never Meet Your Heroes

Hawkeye (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Archer Kate Bishop lands in the middle of a criminal conspiracy, forcing Hawkeye out of retirement.

#19 - Party Monster: Scratching the Surface

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - Season 4 - Episode 3

In the probing documentary "Party Monster," DJ Fingablast investigates what became of his childhood hero, DJ Slizzard.

#20 - Globesman

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 4

A tribute to the 1968 Maysles documentary "Salesman" that followed a wearied quartet of door-to-door Bible salesmen, "Globesmen" shares a similar story about four hard-working business men trying their best to sell globes to a community of people who find them too expensive and ultimately prefer atlases. Feeling pressure from their regional manager, and dealing with the constant rejection from customers, the salesmen do anything they can to reinvent the globe as a need-to-have household item.

#21 - Final Transmission

Documentary Now! - Season 2 - Episode 5

A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

#22 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 5

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

#23 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 2

In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Part II.

#24 - Kunuk Uncovered

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 2

An investigation into the seminal documentary "Kunuk The Hunter" that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication. Inspired by the documentary Nanook of the North.

#25 - Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)

Documentary Now! - Season 4 - Episode 3

A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook.

#26 - Sandy Passage

Documentary Now! - Season 1 - Episode 1

An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. Inspired by the documentary Grey Gardens.

#27 - Finale

Chad - Season 1 - Episode 8

When the entire school thinks Chad’s been the victim of a hate crime, he’s forced to choose between his newfound popularity and the truth.

#28 - Long Gone

Documentary Now! - Season 3 - Episode 6

An impressionistic look at the turbulent life of American jazz guitarist Rex Logan, who became a cultural icon in Eastern Europe when his music provided the soundtrack for the 1991 revolution in the Republic of Sárdasovinia.

#29 - Sword

Chad - Season 1 - Episode 2

Chad receives a special gift from his estranged father, but when he uses it to gain social capital at school, his plans go horribly awry.

#30 - Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody

BBC Documentaries - Season 2015 - Episode 303

Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody Documentary telling the story of Queen as it follows their journey from a band gigging at pubs and colleges to the moment they captured the UK's hearts with Bohemian Rhapsody. To mark the 40th anniversary of Bohemian Rhapsody, this documentary digs deep into archive to tell the story of Queen as it follows their journey from a struggling band gigging at pubs and colleges to the moment they captured the UK's hearts and minds with what was to become one of - if not the - greatest song of all time. Queen's formative years have never been explored in such detail. With a wealth of unseen interviews, recently unearthed rushes of Queen's first ever video and outtakes from the recording sessions of Bohemian Rhapsody itself, this is the unique story of early Queen, told by the band themselves. This documentary completes the final part of the trilogy alongside Days of Our Lives and Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender. It's simple. It's real. It's raw. It's what happened.

#31 - Pilot

Chad - Season 1 - Episode 1

Eager to make his mark on his first day of high school, Chad spins a lie about his summer that quickly spirals out of control.