Welcome to Copy That's "Finding Your Path" episode with Kristina Thomas! On this podcast, we're lucky to have extraordinary guests who share their inspiring stories of success. Today, we have Kristina Thomas here to tell us how she went from odd jobs to becoming a staff writer. Get ready to be inspired by Kristina's honest insights and anecdotes on her journey to the writer's room! Tune in now and be ready for lots of life-changing advice! #CopyThat #Podcast

Kristina is a Story Editor on FBI: INTERNATIONAL. She started as a Staff Writer on the HBO science-fiction drama series DEMIMONDE, the first series solely created and written by J.J. Abrams.

As an East Oakland native who nearly went into law instead of entertainment, her experiences with the impact of poverty and the judicial system on underserved communities have given her a unique perspective that she brings to the table in her writing. Kristina first showed her potential in the documentary side of filmmaking by winning awards that led her to win $50,000 to direct a pilot TV show in New Orleans, Louisiana for MTV/Endemol. Additionally she's consulted on the upcoming scripted comedy podcasts, "YES WE CANNABIS" and "STRANDED" for Broadway Video.

After paying her dues as script coordinator for such shows as Greenleaf, Lovecraft Country and The Haunting of Bly Manor (S2), her feature "WORTH IT" received some well-deserved recognition as a semi-finalist for the Women in Film/The Black list feature competition and BET's Project Cre8 Feature competition. Throughout 2021 - 2022 she was a mentee of the Women in Film Mentoring Program for Directors and Amy Aniobe's TRIBE Mentoring program.

Also, Thomas’s comedy short film "HOUSE OF BALLS" based on her time playing women's dodgeball won her actress Mariah Robinson Best Actor at the AFF Alt Film Festival, and the 1/2 pilot script for “House of Balls” was Semi-Finalist for the BET's Project Cre8: TV and Hollyshorts Fest. Recently, her proof of concept short film “WORTH IT” is preparing to premiere at the Toronto Black Film Festival and San Diego Black Film Festival.

Kristina is a proud alum of Howard University and University of Southern California.