LaSandra Thomas

Sweet Pea Productions NC Inc
Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Filmmaker and Director of Photography

Greensboro, North Carolina

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September 2014

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About LaSandra

LaSandra Gayle Thomas the Founder and President of Sweet Pea Productions NC Inc. is a Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Filmmaker and Song Writer known for her professionalism and keen sense of structure from Pre Production through Post Production. She’s a native of High Point NC and a Veteran of the U. S. Army. In 2019 she accepted and invitation to sit on the Producers Affiliate Council, constituted under the Piedmont Triad Film Commission (PTFC) to further the visions and goals of the PTFC and to promote successes in filmmaking, to encourage productions and to articulate concerns and needs of filmmakers in the twelve county Triad region of NC. Covid soon brought everything to a halt. LaSandra’s heart for the people is the driving force God uses to fuel her passion for writing.

LaSandra is the Director of Photography for the award winning documentary titled, “The March On An All American City,” created and Directed by a childhood friend Phyllis Bridges, owner of Yalik's Modern Art. The project received The 2017 Paul Green Multimedia Award, The Excellence Award and The Presidents Award all from the North Carolina Society of Historians. The film depicts the climate of the 1960s Civil Rights Era of High Point, North Carolina. The project was premiered November 5, 2016. She is an Executive Producer of "The Present" a feature film written and directed by Darrell Smith of Terry D. Films, where she served in a multiplicity of roles; Script Breakdown, Scheduling, Director of Photography, Set Design, Location Scout, Casting Director, Boom Operator and Actress. The feature premiered on May 25, 2015. LaSandra was hired as a camera operator from 2016 through 2019 for Winston Salem State University’s commencement by Shef-tales Productions. She has also directed and filmed smaller projects, such as Trailers, Sizzle Reels, Video Auditions and gofundme video to mention a few. Since 2018, Rajdeep Media Productions often hires LaSandra as a camera operator for a wide variety of projects. LaSandra’s first original screenplay, “A Matter Of Heart,” is in the film festival/distribution phase of post-production and is the first of five original scripts ready to be produced. She continually writes, and has many screenplays and teleplays in different stages, whether it’s the idea, outline, writing or editing phase.

In 2022, LaSandra tried her hand as a National Radio Personality, “The Sweet Pea Radio Show,” which broadcast through WDRBmedia and streamed through iHeart Radio, Streema, Youtube and Raddio every Friday at 7pm EST. The premise of the show was to Interview and promote Artist from Film, TV, Stage, Musicians as well as allowing the voice of the community to speak. The show also provided updates of all SPPNC projects. She is the proud mother of one daughter, and two sons; and an overjoyed grandmother of three granddaughters and two grandson. Inspired by a childhood nick-name given by her father, Sweet Pea Productions NC Inc. was formed with a mission to capture the innocence of truth, and spread goodwill. Her mission is "Depicting Hope” through various art forms, which will give rise to a greater good throughout the land. LaSandra aims to leave a legacy of unrestrained hope.

Gender:
Female

Height:
5' 6"

Weight:
169

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Medium

Hair color:
Brown

Eyes:
Brown

Ethnicity:
African American

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A Matter Of Heart (2023 - 2024)
Film by Sweet Pea Productions NC/LaSandra Thomas Writer, Director and Producer Longline: When the mind is sick, if left untreated, the heart will soon follow. Synopsis: When deception violates trust and questions integrity, when honesty seems to be a practice of the past, when deep seated issues distort views, where can one turn for refuge when all hope seems lost? Balen, an astute business man, loving husband and father, shatters every good and perfect thing he's worked so hard to obtain. Krista has sacrificed her dreams to become a dedicated wife and nurturing mother who's now faced with the reality, it may all have been for naught. Latricia AKA Christy has no cares, no rules and no shame in her tactics to include manipulating the outcome to her favor, usually at the cost of another. This psychological drama is filled with a spun of emotional affairs, depicts a family in dire crisis, a temptress in frantic pursuit, friends who stick closer and a mother's unshakable faith in God who prays to deal with Matters of Heart.
The March On An All-American City (2015 - 2016)
Documentary by Yalik's Modern Art Director of Photography High Point has many historical treasures that have gone unearthed for decades. The March On An All-American City is an award winning documentary film which gives a chronological timeline of how an African American community and an All-American City survived the racial tension of the 1960s. The project received The 2017 Paul Green Multimedia Award, The Excellence Award and The Presidents Award all from the North Carolina Society of Historians. This film gives you a glimpse into the history of High Point’s African American community when it was fighting for integration and equality during the Civil Rights Movement. Prominent citizens of High Point's share their stories, experiences and knowledge about a critical time in the city's history as the walls of segregation came tumbling down.
The Present (2015)
Film by Terry D. Films Executive Producer, Location Scout, Casting and Church Lady 2