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. He graduated from Columbia College with a degree in arts management.
Latest Stories
‘The Evergreen’: Oregon ice sculpting champs build multiton masterpieces with chainsaws and cranes
Every winter, master ice sculptors from across the globe converge in Fairbanks, Alaska, to compete in the World Ice Art Championships. We follow a team of champion ice carvers from Oregon as they build towering sculptures in the snowy Alaska forest in a quest for icy glory.
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Oregon’s aspiring tree climbers reach new heights
Students at Oregon-based national tree climbing school push themselves to the limit to become professional cone collectors
From Oregon to Alaska: An ice sculpting odyssey
A team of artists from Oregon competed in one of the largest and most renowned ice sculpting events in the world.
Washington scientist brings new hope to dying coastal sea star
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A game-bird hunting tradition offers a way for Oregonians to bond with family, friends and dogs.
The robots are coming ― to pick Northwest apples
Feeling pressure from labor shortages, some farmers are betting on robots to be the fruit pickers of the future.