Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas is a documentary film producer for “Oregon Field Guide” and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Noah is deeply involved in Portland’s burgeoning African American film community, and his documentary films have been screened at the Hollywood and Roseland theaters. He is a fellow at Open Signal Labs, a film incubator program for aspiring Black filmmakers in Portland. Noah’s focus has been short-concept videos and documentary films conveying motifs of self-sustainability, community engagement, introspection, and self-empowerment.
Noah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and has spent the last six years in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Columbia College with a degree in arts management.
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