1 . ▁ ▁Pres ently ▁sh ifting ▁to ▁writing / direct ing ▁for ▁film , ▁she ▁has ▁just ▁finished ▁her ▁first ▁narr ative ▁short , ▁DA W G ▁( F est iv als ▁include ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁The ▁San ▁Diego ▁International ▁K ids ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁Nick le ▁Film ▁festival ▁NFL ▁and ▁more .... ) ▁ ▁Pres ently : ▁ ▁working ▁on ▁features ▁( D awn ▁Her ▁D ad ▁and ▁the ▁T ractor , ▁Billy , ▁D ash ▁and ▁Daw g , ▁and ▁The ▁Ben ef it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁at ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Film ▁Centre , ▁Toronto , ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁screen writer , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁Women ▁In ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁Chair ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Thompson ▁won ▁the ▁W ID C ' s ▁Fe ature ▁Film ▁Award , ▁a ▁prize ▁which ▁goes ▁toward ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁female ▁director ' s ▁debut ▁feature ▁film . ▁ ▁Thompson ▁is ▁a ▁coun s ell or ▁with ▁A CT RA ▁Mar it imes , ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Committee , ▁and ▁a ▁keen ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁L GB T Q ▁issues . ▁ ▁Awards ▁include : ▁ ▁A CT RA ▁Mar it imes ▁winner ▁for ▁( short ) ▁Two ▁Pen ny ▁Road - K ill ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress , ▁LA '