Shirley Thompson
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A seasoned documentary producer, writer and editor, Shirley Thompson is best known for the documentaries she has edited, including Baseball Behind Barbed Wire (2023), Island Cowgirls (2022), Finding Kukan (2016), Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai‘i (2008), Surfing for Life (2000) & It’s Elementary (1996).
A seasoned documentary producer, writer and editor, Shirley Thompson is best known for the documentaries she has edited, including Baseball Behind Barbed Wire (2023), Island Cowgirls (2022), Finding Kukan (2016), Pidgin: the Voice of Hawai‘i (2008), Surfing for Life (2000) & It’s Elementary (1996). She co-produced and co-directed the Reel Wāhine of Hawai‘i film series (2018-2024). Portfolio at https://shirleythompson.com.
Many of the films she has worked on received major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. These films have garnered major awards, have screened at film festivals around the world and have broadcast nationally on public television.
A New Orleans native who lived and worked in San Francisco and Dallas, she has been based in Honolulu, Hawai‘i since 2010. Shirley is a proud member of the New Day Films collective since 1993. As a Latina and a daughter of immigrants, she is committed to filmmaking that builds bridges across cultures and communities.
