Thomas Torrey

Co-founder and head of Bad Theology

Thomas Torrey is a writer/director based in the Southeast, and co-founder and head of Bad Theology, an indie film production company. Thomas is the writer/director/producer of the 2017 ride-share thriller FARE, which the Los Angeles Times called “stunning” and Bloody Flicks named as one of the Ten Best Films of the Year. He is the writer/producer of the 2020 mind-bender MINOR PREMISE, which Forbes called “one of the best sci-fi thrillers of the past decade”. He is the writer/director of the musical drama LONG DECEMBER, winner of the 2024 One In A Million Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival. His upcoming project ALL THE NAMES WE BURIED was a finalist for the Ford Producer’s Grant and one of only two American films selected for the Frontières Showcase at Marché du Cannes. 

Thomas also owns and operates Protagonist, a production company with a mission to help entrepreneurs and business leaders communicate and craft their stories through documentary and branded content.

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    EDITING | NextLens: Reel Skills

    November 03, 2025
    Fort Mill filmmaker and editor Thomas Torrey shares how video editing is storytelling in motion, using images, rhythm, and pacing to shape emotion and meaning. Video editing is another stage of writing, but instead of using words to form a sentence, we're using images to...