Thomas Vallely is a director from Manchester, England. He trained in theatre directing with internationally renowned director Katie Mitchell from September 2023 - September 2024. He has previously made one short film, 'Oil Paint' (2023), while a student at Oxford University. It was shown at the Oxford University Short Film Festival. His theatre work has been featured at the Bush Theatre Studio and the Southwark Playhouse. He has recently script edited an upcoming feature film by a Cannes Grand Prix-winning filmmaker. He is a reader for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2025.
He has a Master's degree in History from the University of Oxford, and loves reimagining classics and bringing historical stories to life in a new era of tight budgets.
His latest film, Breathe Truth (2024), is a 15-minute comedy starring Dominic Chianese (The Sopranos, The Godfather, Boardwalk Empire) about a Hollywood film star who wants to fulfil a lifelong dream of doing Shakespeare. But when he tries to audition for the quintessentially English role of John of Gaunt in his native American accent, his naive young British director and his manic vocal coach have other ideas...
Thomas' other directing training includes Eliot Grove, Patrick Tucker, and Simon Hunter (Raindance, 2024), Simon Hook (FilmOxford, 2023), and Chris Honer (ActorsLab, 2017).
