Thomas Rivera Montes is a Spanish Director and Editor, born and raised in Switzerland and now based in New York City. His editing work includes 'Swarm Season' (Grasshopper Film), '7 Days Out' (Netflix), 'Bronx Gothic' (Grasshopper Film) and 'The Gospel According to Andre' (Magnolia Pictures), a documentary feature about Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley. These works have been exhibited at the Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, CPH: DOX, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Art of the Real, Maryland, Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Fest, Maysles Cinema and the Chicago Museum of Art among others.
He is also the director, writer and editor of two short films, 'Act Zero', a coming-of-age story and 'Dare and Truth', an LGBTQ+ drama, which have screened at dozens of festivals including the Palm Springs International Shortfest, Outfest LA and Wicked Queer. He holds a BFA in Film Production from Brooklyn College.