THEA GAJIC is a writer and director born and raised in South London.

Her first short film 'RUN' was selected as BFI Postroom's Pick of The Month, Short of The Week and won New Talent Award at BFI Future Film Fest. It also earned her a Sundance Ignite Fellowship.

Her second short film 'THE IMPORTANCE OF SKIN' premiered via Short of The Week and screened at BFI. A commission from Film London for her following short ‘ELI’ quickly followed this.

Her debut feature length film ‘SURVIVING EARTH’ supported by Film4 and the BFI, World Premiered at SXSW 2025 and was officially selected for San Francisco International Film Festival. It will have it’s UK premiere this year.

Thea has also gone on to make a handful of other short narrative and music video work including commissions by Wray and Nephew, Stormzy, Self Space and Soho House.

Thea has also worked extensively across spoken word and her writing can be heard on tracks with Jords, A2 and Jorja Smith