Director
Phillip Lybrand
April 7, 1984 · Aberdeen, Maryland, U.S.
Phillip "Lex" Lybrand is known for low-budget, 'mumblecore' feature films, primarily produced in Austin, TX. Since moving to Texas in 2010, he has produced and directed the features, SUMMER LEAGUE, THE TROLLS, and MAYBE SHOWER – the latter 2 he also wrote. In between directing jobs, he works as a cinematographer and editor.
Lybrand received his BFA in Media Arts from the University of Arizona in 2006, and he received his MFA in Film from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2018. His MFA thesis film, MAYBE SHOWER, was the first narrative feature film ever completed for the VCFA MFA in Film program.
Often works with
John Gholson
3 titles together
Meet Me There, The Trolls, Maybe Shower
Kara Rainer
3 titles together
Meet Me There, Summer League, Maybe Shower
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Carlos O'Leary
3 titles together
The Trolls, Maybe Shower, Marks
Megan Simon
2 titles together
Meet Me There, Maybe Shower
Sam Eidson
2 titles together
The Trolls, Maybe Shower
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Lisa Friedrich
2 titles together
Meet Me There, The Trolls
Full filmography · 7
Marks
Writer and Director
Upcoming
Destroy All Humans
Director and Writer
2025
Project 88: Back to the Future Too
as Marty McFly (scene 8)
2020
Maybe Shower
Director and Writer
2018
The Trolls
as Ghost Hunter and Director and Writer
2016
Meet Me There
as Man with the Jewelry Box and Director
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Summer League
Director
2013