Antony Thomas

==Biography==
Thomas was born in [[India]]. When he was six years old, he moved to [[South Africa]]. He moved again to [[England]] in 1967, where he has written, directed and produced 40 major documentaries and dramas, including ''[[Death of a Princess]]'' (1980). In 1982 Thomas and journalist [[David Fanning (journalist)|David Fanning]] produced ''[[Frank Terpil]]: Confessions of a Dangerous Man'',<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQyggh7Ats8 ''Frank Terpil: Confessions of a Dangerous Man'', video on YouTube, 28']</ref> which won the [[Emmy Award]] for best investigative documentary.

Thomas wrote ''[[Rhodes (TV series)|Rhodes]]'', a 1996 British television drama based on the life of [[Cecil Rhodes]].

On 14 June 2010<ref name="guardian-secret-filming-for-Neda">{{cite news|title=How I secretly filmed the For Neda documentary|work=The Guardian|date=4 June 2010|accessdate=12 June 2010|first=Saeed|last=Kamali Dehghan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/jun/04/neda-agha-soltan-documentary|location=London, UK}}</ref> the documentary film ''For Neda'', made by Thomas with the help of [[Saeed Kamali Dehghan]], on the death of [[Iran]]ian demonstrator [[Neda Agha-Soltan]], was released. Kamali Dehghan secretly filmed Neda's family and obtained footage of her life and death for the HBO documentary.<ref name="guardian-for-Neda">{{cite news|title=Neda Agha-Soltan: "She is dead but regime is still afraid of her"|work=The Guardian|date=11 June 2010|accessdate=12 June 2010|first=Saeed|last=Kamali Dehghan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/11/neda-agha-soltan-iran-killing | location=London}}</ref> In late February 2014, the documentary ''[[Secrets of the Vatican]] ''directed by Thomas was aired on [[PBS]] as part of the ''[[Frontline (U.S. TV series)|Frontline]] ''series.